TEACHING CREATIVE WRITING IN IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Abstract

The objectives of the study from this research was finding out the significance of the students attainment in content and grammar using creative writing technique in the eighth grade students of SMPN 1 Siompu Barat. The researcher conducted a pre-experimental research design. There are two variables in this research, they were teaching technique use creative writing class and effectiveness of creative writing for students in terms of content and grammar. The populations of the study from the research was the VIII grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Siompu Barat. Moreover, the samples was consisted 30 students which taken by using total sampling technique. The findings of the data was represented that there was a significance different both students’ pretest and posttest. The mean score of the students in pre-test of content and grammar was 42.17 and 39.27. This was categorized in poor and after post-test was 72.17 and 69.33; this was categorized as very good and good. And the final result from the research shows that t-test value for the final score of students’ writing achievement in term of content 21.88>t-table 1.669, and grammar 21.02>t-table 1.669. It is said the alternative hypothesis (H₁) is accepted and null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected.