Journal Review : Jigsaw

Hanze, M., & Berger, R. (2007). Cooperative learning, motivational effects, and student characteristics: An experimental study comparing cooperative learning and direct instruction in 12^th grade physics classes. Learning and Instruction 17, 29-41. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959475206001174.

My title is jigsaw method in teaching English

A.    Why am I reading this?

I am reading this because this article clearly explains about jigsaw method. There is like a simulation and I as reader feel easy to understand about jigsaw. This article shows how effective jigsaw method is and it contains what I need in writing my essay with jigsaw topic.

B.     What is the author trying to do in writing this?

The author tries to explain clearly about the steps of jigsaw method in learning process. The author also wants to show the reader about the positive effect of jigsaw method, such as motivational effect and the benefit of jigsaw itself.

Academic Writing II

Ratu Yunita Sekar

PBI 5

20401110082

Academic Writing

Examiners from many kinds of universities found many types of academic writing that are used by the students. They were document essay, summaries, proposals, book review. It will be different in various education majors.  But, many students don’t feel easy in writing and sometime it is very difficult to be accepted writing. These facts make many arguments about what should we do before writing.

Book Review: Quantum Writing

Example of Book Review

RATU YUNITA SEKAR

PBI 5

2040 111 0082

Bibliographic Citation

DePorter, B.(2009). Quantum Writer. Bandung: Kaifa.

Introduction

Quantum Writer by Bobbi DePorter (2009) is the title of the book that I chose to review. In this book, DePorter describes that writing is not a difficult subject. We can make it easy, fun, and get the better result. I chose this book because I do agree with the author statement that writing is easy and fun if we have desire to do it and the great strategies. Writing needs one per cent skill and 99 per cent desire. If we have had the desire just try to start writing step by step by using the strategy to bring your brilliant idea out into your paper.