Improving Students' Writing Skill In Explanation Text By Using Authentic Materials At The Eleventh Grade Of Sma Budi Agung Medan

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the class XI MIA-James Watt SMA Budi Agung Medan students' writing abilities for explanatory texts. How does using authentic material improve students' ability to write explanation texts? is how the issue is formulated. This study's goal was to help high school students write explanatory texts more effectively by teaching them how to use real-world examples. The Classroom Action Research (CAR) methodology was used by the researcher. A total of 40 students from MIA-James Watt class XI made up the study's population. 90% of the students were able to complete writing exercises once the discussion approach was used, according to the study's conclusions, which included both qualitative and quantitative data. These findings are based on data from cycles I and II. In the pre-test, 17 students scored a success rate of 42%, while 23 students scored a failure rate of 57.5 percent. In the first cycle, 25 students scored a success rate of 62.5%, while 15 students scored a failure rate of 37.5%. In the second cycle, 36 students scored a success rate of 90%, while 10 students scored a failure rate of 10% on the post-test II.  After the teaching and learning activities started, their explanatory text writing aspect improved significantly. It can be said that authentic material is effective in improving students' skills in writing explanatory texts.