IMPROVING WRITING SKILL OF THE TENTH-GRADE STUDENTS OF SMKN 2 DENPASAR IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 THROUGH ESA COMBINED WITH PICTURE

Abstract

Amongst four English skills, writing becomes pivotal, and students must be capable in this
skill. Writing is a communication form where the writer delivers and arrange ideas into a
readable form for a specific purpose. The present research was mainly based on the
preliminary observation towards 32 subjects in the X BDPM 1 class at SMKN 2 Denpasar in
academic year 2020/2021. The results showed that most of the subjects’ writing skill was still
low. Besides, the present research was aimed at investigating whether or not the writing skill
of the tenth-grade students of SMKN 2 Denpasar can be improved through ESA combined with
picture. To achieve the objective, the researcher conducted classroom action research which
was done in two cycles. Furthermore, the required data were obtained by administering the
research instruments: tests and a questionnaire. The collected data were then analyzed by
comparing the pre-test and post-tests, which showed significant improvements in the subjects’
mean scores from the pre-test to post-tests. Furthermore, the questionnaire results showed that
the subjects’ positive responses toward the implementation of ESA combined with picture. It
could be concluded that writing skill of the tenth-grade students of SMKN 2 Denpasar in
academic year 2020/2021 can be improved through ESA combined with picture.