REALIZATION OF STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL THROUGH FOUR SQUARE WRITING METHOD AT SMPN 1 TABULAHAN MAMASA DISTRICT PROVINCE OF WEST SULAWESI

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to know the students improvement in writing skill at SMPN 1Tabulahan by using four-square writing method as guider in writing process In this research, the writer used pre-experimental method where data collected by given pre-test and post-test, with compared students’ score before and after giving test by using four-square writing. The total population was 80 students from two classes and the writer chose class VIII A class as the sample of this research which consist of 40 students. The result of this research showed the four-square writing method as guided in writing process that at SMPN 1 Tabulahan was effective. It caused there was the significance different in the result of pre-test and post-test, where the mean score of pre-test was 2.3 and the mean score of post-test was 4.0. The T-test of students writing skill was (18.1) higher from T-table (2.045). Therefore it can be concluded that the using of four square writing method can increase students’ writing skill of class VIII-A SMPN 1 Tabulahan district Mamasa West Sulawesi