Holiday Picture: A Media to Enhance Students’ Ability at Writing Recount Text

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This research aims to increase the writing skills through Holiday Picture as Media. The subjects of the research were 27 students of VIII-5 of Percut Sei Tuan. The data collected were qualitative data ( observation sheet, interview sheet, diary notes, and documentation) and quantitative data (Recount Text Test). The results of the research indicated that the use of Holiday Picture as Media improved the students’ skills in writing a Recount Text. This study was action research that was conducted in two cycles. Based on the result, gained the average of the study result pre-test with average 53.89. there were 3 students who got successful score criteria >75 or it was olny 11.11% and 24 students who got unsucessful score criteria >75 or it was only 88.89% . After using Holiday Picture Media in teaching and learning process was improved. There was an improvement of the students, mean 70.74 in post-test I cycle I. Where, 10 students got successful score criteria >75 or it was 37.04% and 17 students who got unsuccessful score criteria >75 or it was 62.96%. Then doing new planning for post-test cycle II, there was an improvement the students’ mean 77.22. where, 22 students who got successful score criteria >75 or it was 81.48% and 5 students who got unsucessful score criteria >75 or it was 18.52%. The students respond in teaching and learning process when holiday picture media was being applied well.
Keyword : Holiday Picture as Media, Writing Recount Text

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