THE EFFECT OF USING BRAINSTORMING ON THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS' WRITING ACHIEVEMENT AT SMPN 8 JEMBER IN THE 2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR
English is an important foreign language that needs to be mastered as it has been a global language that is used in almost all countries in the world. Therefore, in Indonesia students from junior high school up to university levels learn English. It is viewed as a compulsory subject taught by teacher in different levels. According to KTSP curriculum, the objective of teaching English is that students are expected to master the four language skills: speaking, reading, listening and writing, and mastering the language components namely grammar, pronunciation as well as vocabulary after finishing their studies. In the teaching learning process, those four language skills and language components are presented integratedly. Writing is very essential for students as Campbell and Rutherford,(1983:3) state that there are three reasons why writing is important. First, by writing, students try to use the grammatical structures, idioms, and vocabulary that they have learnt. Second, when students write, they also have a chance to be adventurous with the language. They have to be confident with their comprehension of language that is used in writing. Third, when students write, they necessarily become very involved with the new language. The effort to express the ideas is a way to reinforce learning. Students often discover something new to write or