Abstract:
This study was aimed to find out improvement the students’ writing ability of
Descriptive text by using diorama in bio-poems strategy. The subject of the study
were the students of SMK HARAPAN MEKAR-2 Medan Academic Year
2019/2020. There were 20 students XI-AK grade (1 boys and 19 girls). The
research of this study were conducted by using classroom action research. The
data used in this research were qualitative and quantitative data and the instument
of collecting data were used such as interview sheet, observation, photography
evidence, and writing test.The subject of this research showed that there were
increasing of students’ writing ability. The mean of the pre-test was 45.5, in cycle
one was 66.6, in cycle two was 81.5, it indicated that the scores and the mean in
cycle two was better that the first one. The percentage of students who got point
70 or more also increased. In the pre-test of cycle one, there were not students
who got point 70. In the post test of cycle one the students who got point 70 or
more there were 8 of students (40%), it means that there were an increasing about
40%. The post-test of cycle two, the students who got point 70 or more there were
18 students (90%) and the increasing were about 50%. The scores of observation
sheet were 4 (very good). The students paid attention and also felt spirit in doing
the reading test, and students more interested, enjoyed, and enthusiastic in doing
the tast by using bio-poems strategy and that created the supportive situation
during teaching-learning process, it could be seen in the result of interview and
photography evidence, it showed that the classroom was alive and active
