IMPROVING WRITING SKILL OF THE EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 4 MENGWI IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022 THROUGH ESA

Writing skill is considered as an important skill in English that should be mastered by the students in all grades especially junior high school. However, it was found that most of the subjects' writing skill was still low. As the present classroom action research was intended to figure out whether or not writing skill of the eighth grade students of SMPN 4 Mengwi in academic year 2021/2022 can be improved after being taught through ESA, the present study was then carried out by implementing the technique in two cycles. The result of the post- test in each cycle obviously showed in pre-cycle (49.48) up to cycle I (74.45) then, it improved in cycle II (80.51), that there was significant improvement concerning the subjects' writing skill. This research furthermore showed that the technique in improving the subjects' writing ability in writing. In conclusion, the present classroom action research proved that writing skill of the eighth grade students of SMPN 4 Mengwi in academic year 2021/2022 can be improved after being taught through ESA