THE ABILITY OF THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS IN WRITING REPORT TEXT

Abstract

Writing is one of four language skills that help us express ideas, feelings and opinions expressed in written form. In this research, the writer aims to find difficulties that occur to students in writing report texts and how far is the ability of students to write report texts in MTS.s Al-Washliyah Stabat. The research subjects were 30 students. In collecting data, the writer carried out three activities. The first activity, the writer explained the report text. The second activity, the writer gave a test to write a report text about pets. The last activity, the writer gave a post-test to measure students' abilities. Based on the research, it was found that the average value of students was 67. It was known that the average score was 65-74. Thus, the average score can be categorized to be more than enough. It was said that the MTS Al-Washliyah Stabat students were able to write report texts.