Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to determine the use of guiding questions
technique in improvement students' writing skills of class VIII at SMPN 35
Makassar. This study used the method of quantitative experimental. This study
was conducted in three steps such as pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The
subjects of this study were students of class VIIl-6 with a total sample of 26
students. Data was collected by giving a descriptive text writing test. Based on the
results of data analysis, the students' pre-test results were 42.12 then after
receiving treatment the student's score increased to 79.35 in the post-test.
Therefore, the hypothesis of this study was accepted. So that the writer concludes
that the use of guiding question techniques in writing descriptive texts can
improve students' writing skills at SMPN 35 Makassar.
