IMPROVING WRITING SKILL OF THE SEVENTH- GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 2 UBUD IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 THROUGH THINK-PAIR-SHARE

Writing is one of the four language skills that is pivotal and must be mastered by the students. Preliminary research showed that most of VII I students at SMPN 2 Ubud in the academic year 2024/2025 faced problems in writing, especially in organizing their paragraphs. Moreover, the research objective was to know whether or not the writing skills of the seventh-grade students of SMPN 2 Ubud can be improved through think-pair-share. Thus, to achieve the objective, the researcher conducted classroom action research which was done in two cycles. The research instruments, tests, and questionnaires, were administered to collect the required data. The data were then analyzed by comparing the results of the pre-test and post- tests which showed there were significant improvements in the subjects' mean scores from the pre-test to post-tests. As the supporting data, the questionnaire was also administered at the end of the last cyele and the results showed positive responses on the implementation of think-pair-share. Based on the results of the research instruments, it could be concluded that the writing skills of the seventh- grade students of SMPN 2 Ubud in the academic year 2024/2025 can be improved through think-pair-share.