APPLYING FRESH TECHNIQUE IN TEACHING WRITING DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH OF THE SEVENTH GRADE EFL-LEARNERS

Abstract

The objective of this research isto prove that the use of FRESH technique can effective in improve the writing ability of the seventh grade students in writing descriptive paragraph. This research employes quasi experimental design. It involves two classes: experimental and control class. The sample of this research is the seventh grade students, consisting of 48 students. This sample is choose by using purposive sampling technique. The instrument of data collection is a test which is give and distribute to the research sample as pretest and posttest. The type of test is descriptive paragraph. Fact-Reason-Elaboration-Shift (FRESH) Technique employes in this research consist of four steps (1) steps of writing a  fact, (2) step of writing a reason (3) step of elaborate, (4) step of shift or conclude. The result of the analysis data shows that the value of the means score of the students of experimental class in pretest is 29.0 and posttest is 73.0, while the mean score of control class in pretest is 22.7 and posttest is 61.5. For further analysis, the comparison of t-counted and t-table, indicates that t-counted 2.82 while t-table value is 2.01. Based on the analysis result, t-counted value is greater than the t-table value (2.82>2.01). It means that the hypothesis of this research is accepted. In conclusion, the writing skill of seventh grade students can be improved through Fact-Reason-Elaboration-Shift (FRESH) technique.

Keywords: Applying, Writing Skill, Fact-Reason-Elaboration-Shift (FRESH)        Technique.