The use of estafet writing method to improve students’ ability in writing narrative text at the 8 grade students of SMP N 17 Medan

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This research was motivated by some problems that found by students in writing a text. It is based on observation that indicates that students’ ability in writing a text especially writing a narrative text are still low. Therefore, a research that suitable to the learning objectives was conducted. One of the effort that can use is use estafet writing as a method in learning English writing. The aimed of this research are to express the implementation of estafet writing method in learning writing a narrative text and to express the improvement of students’ ability in writing narrative text at 8 grade students of SMP N 7 Medan in academic year 2016/2017.
This research used Classroom Action Research that adapted from Kurt Lewin’s design that consist of two cycle. Every cycle consist of four phases, those are: planning, acting, observing, and reflecting.
Based on the result of research demonstrated that the implementation of the estafet writing method in the teaching and learning process of writing become writing more active and more interesting and the students’ ability in writing narrative text was improved. It is proven by the result of observation during the action and also proven by the improvement of student’ score about 89.49% from the pre-test to post-test cycle 2. In the pretest, there is no one students who passed the Minimum Criteria Accomplishment. In the posttest I, there were 5 (13.51%) students who passed the Minimum Criteria Accomplishment and in posttest II there were 22 students or (59.45%) who passed the Minimum Criteria Accomplishment. Therefore, it can concluded that estafet writing method is one of effective method used in learning English writing.

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