Improving Students’ Ability In Writing Hortatory Exposition Text By Using Process Genre Based Approach Assisted Big Book Media

Abstract

This study attempts to improve students‟ ability in writing hortatory exposition text by using process genre based approach assisted big book media. The objectives of the study are to find out how the application of using process genre based approach assisted big book media in writing of hortatory exposition text. The subject of this research was XI-IPA(1) of SMA Muhammadiyah 2 Medan, that consisted of 33 students. The class was tought by using process genre based approach assisted big book media. The instruments of this research there are two types, qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative data were collected by using observation sheet and questionary sheet. The quantitative data were collected by giving them writing test and calculating the mean of students. The result of research shows that the mean of pre-test (48,33), first cycle (60,90) and second cycle (96,67). Based on the observation sheets, it shows that the students were more active and enthusiastic during the teaching-learning process in second cycle then cycle I and Pre-test. And from the questionnaire sheet shows that there were 32 (96,7%) students who agree with the implementation of process genre based approach assisted big book media was effective.