Abstract:
The objective of this research was to found out the effect of applying shared
writing strategy to the students’ writing ability at eight grade SMP Budisatrya
Medan. This researcher was using shared writing strategy and limited on
procedure text to applied of junior high school and the class VIII grade at SMP
Budisatrya Medan jalan Letda Sujono No. 166 Bandar Selamat Medan at
academic 2019/2020 with the total population 120 students. This research was
applied cluster random sampling. This research used experimental research design
namely one group pre-test and post-test. Therefore the research took one class as
the experimental class. The sample was taken from the class with the total number
of sample was 30 students. The research were given treatment strategy. The
instrument of collecting data writing test which consist of one items. The data
were analyzed by using t-test formula. The result of data showed that tobserve 8.36
>1.701 ttable with the degree of freedom (df=n-k). The hyphotesis was accepted. It
proved applying shared writing to the students’ writing ability at eight grade SMP
Budisatrya Medan
