ABSTRAK
This research is aimed at finding out: 1) To what extent graphic organizers can improve students’ writing coherence; 2) How graphic organizers can be implemented effectively in improving students’ writing coherence. The research method used in this study is classroom action research. The subject of the research was the students of class VIIIB of a state Junior High School, Kebumen which consist of 32 students. In this research, the collected data were analyzed using a qualitative and quantitative technique.The result of the study shows that the students’ mean score of writing coherence on pre-test is 56.35, then it improves in post-test 1 to 70.45 and 79.4 in post-test 2. Moreover, the result of the study also shows that graphic organizers can be implemented effectively if the teacher: (1) gives clear explanation and examples of graphic organizers; (2) guides and monitors the students during the process of writing; (3) provides exercise of grammar; and (4) keeps the students motivated in writing. Considering the result of the study, the researcher suggests that an English teacher had better implement graphic organizers in teaching writing in order to help the students improving their writing coherence.
Keywords : graphic organizer, graphic organizers, writing, writing coherence, classroom action research
