The Use of Diary Writing To Improve Students’ Writing Skill in Recount Text

Abstract

Diary writing is an important record of the experiences, thoughts and feelings that a students’ writes down every day. Diary writing is defined as a weekly Students’ have to write unlimited stories each week as part of the activity to help them improve their writing skills in recount text. This research aimed to improve students’ writing skill in recount text by using diary writing. This research questions (1) How is the improvement of students’ writing skills in recount text by using the diary writing of SMP Wahid Hasyim Malang? (2) To what extent can the use of diary writing improve students’ writing skills in the second grade at SMP Wahid Hasyim Malang? The research method is used classroom action research (CAR). The participants involved in this study were the students’ of SMP Wahid Hasyim Malang. There were one class of VIII.B of the second semester which consist of 22 students. 12 of them are female and 10 of them are male. The instruments were used in this study: interview guides, questionnaire, observation checklist, field notes, and writing test. The research procedure they are planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. . The research is successful if 80% of the students reach the KKM score is 75. The researcher chose 80% as the criterion of success because of the obstacles encountered during the research, and the researcher had a discussion with the teacher about the students improve in choosing 80% as the criterion of success. The finding of the study, the improvement could be seen from the preliminary study scores that was 42%, or 13 out of 22 students, passed the minimum score of 75, while the post-test result score was 86%, or 19 out of 22 students passed. It indicates that the criteria for success have been met, as 80% of students could pass with a score of more than 75. From the results of this study indicate that there is an improve in students’ with a total of 22 students’ using writing test. After being giving a writing test with a diary writing test in recount text of the report, the results obtained were 86% (19) of students’ in grade VIII.B at SMP Wahid Hasyim Malang. Which means most of the students’ get score above 75. It can be cocluded that the students’ have an improve their writing skill in recount text through diary writing. Suggestions, the future researcher can add duration on teaching activities in the diary writing, to ease the students to learn writing skill in recount text. the future researcher can add more of test items than the previous study. The future researcher can develop the other research such as experimental research design. Key Words: Diary, Writing Skill, Recount