DEVELOPING WRITING SKILL OF GRADE VIII STUDENTS THROUGH PERSONAL LETTER

Abstract

This research aims at finding whether writing skill of Grade VIII students of SMPN 1 Bulagi be developed through personal letter or not. This is pre-experimental research. It was conducted at SMPN 1 Bulagi, Bulagi Sub-district, Banggai Kepulauan Regency. The population was 230 students and the sample was 24 students. The researcher used tests that were pre-test and post-test to collecting data or to find out the students’ ability in writing skill through personal letter. Pre-test was given to find out the students ability in writing skill before treatment, while post-test was given to find out the students ability in writing skill after treatment. Its result indicates that in pre-test there were 2 students (8.3%) who got greater score, while 22 students (91.6%) got lower score. In post-test, there were 21 students (87.5%) who got greater score, while 3 students (12.5%) got lower score. It means that the use of personal letter as a medium can develop writing skill of grade VIII students at SMPN 1 Bulagi.

Keywords: Developing; Writing Skill; Personal Letter