Improving Students’ Ability in Writing Spoof Text by Using Estafet Writing Strategy

Abstract

The improvement of student’s writing skill in spoof text still lack because the strategy of writing text did not make student master the spoof text. According to Wahidi (2009), spoof text is a text which tells factual story, happened in the past time with unpredictable and funny ending. In this study, the researcher finds out one of strategy to improve the student ability in writing spoof text is estafet writing strategy. Estafet writing strategy is a kind of teaching strategy used by teacher to help the students participate actively by expressing one’s ideas after another continuously based on the topic given. This study applied classroom action research design. It was done through planning, action, observation, and reflection. The location of the research was SMA Harapan Mekar Jl. Marelan Raya No.77. Based on the data that has found, in the first cycle test 34.61% students got point more than 75, in the second cycle test 73.07% students got point more than 75. It means that teaching writing spoof text using estafet writing strategy can improved the students’ writing skill in spoof text.