Improving The Students’ Achievement in Writing Skill Through Four Square Writing Method Assisted by Wordless Picture

Abstract

The study aimed to improve students‟ writing skill in descriptive text through four square writing method assisted by wordless picture. This study applied classroom action research design. It was done through planning, action, observation, and reflection. The location of the research was SMA Harapan Mekar Medan. The subject of this research was the tenth grade students which consisted of 30 students. Based on the writing descriptive text score, students‟ score keep improving in every test. In the pre-test the mean score was 56.6, in the cycle I the mean score was 67.2, and in the cycle II the mean score was 76.7. The improvement also can be seen from the percentage of the students‟ passed KKM in writing descriptive text, in pre-test 0% students‟ got point more than 75. In the cycle I 16.6% students‟ got point more than 75, in the cycle II 80% students got point more than 75. It means that teaching in writing descriptive text through Four Square Writing Method assisted by Wordless Pictrue can improved the students‟ writing skill in descriptive text.