IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL USING THINK TALK WRITE (TTW) STRATEGY AT IX GRADE SMPN 17 MERANGIN ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025

Abstract

Abstract: This research was conducted based on the issues that occurred in writing at class IX A SMPN 17 Merangin. The students struggle to write English text, the methods are less varied, and there is a lack of writing interest. This was known through observations and interviews on July 22^nd, 2024. Therefore, to address this issue, there were some problems that found in teaching writing. The problems are, first the students have lack vocabulary, it makes students did not understand about how to explore their idea when they write. Second, in teaching writing process especially in simple descriptive text, students did not to understand about many aspect of descriptive text. The third problems, some students are low interest and teaching learning process. The researcher applies a strategy that can enhance students' writing skill, namely the Think-Talk-Write (TTW) Strategy. The aim of this study is to improve students' writing skill of descriptive texts through the Think Talk Write Strategy. The method is Classroom Action Research (CAR) conducted in two cycles, with each cycle consisting of two meetings. The subjects of this research are the students of class IX A SMPN 17 Merangin, totalling 17 students; however, in the cycle I first meeting, only 2 students participated (1 student were absent and 1 student were sick).  The second meeting in cycle I the students were completed. In the cycle II in the first and second meeting the students were completed. Data was collected using writing tests and observation sheets for teachers and students. The data was analysed using percentage formulas. The pre-test and Post-Test I showed an increase from 23,5% to 35,3%, there increase of 11,8% or 4 students. From Post-Test I to Post-Test II, there was an increase from 35,3% to 76,5%, there increase of 41,2% or 6 students. The aim of this test was to know improvement students writing skill. Based the findings, results, and discussion in this study, it can be concluded that the students of class IX A SMPN 17 Merangin can improve their writing skill using the Think Talk Write Strategy. This is evidenced by the students' test results before and after using the Think Talk Write Strategy in the teaching and learning process. Based on this case, the research recommends an alternative strategy for teachers to implement the Think Talk Write Strategy in teaching, as it makes it easier for students to writing a text and also encourages students to be more active in learning.