PENINGKATAN KETERAMPILAN MENULIS PARAGRAF DESKRIPSI MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA KARTU GAMBAR PADA SISWA KELAS IV SD NEGERI 2 GENENG JEPARA

Abstract

Student's skills for writing are limited, especially to be able to write a descriptive paragraph. This is caused by several factors, among others, students' understanding of writing skills is still lacking, students are less able to distinguish between the description and narration. Students are not happy with the learning of writing a descriptive paragraph that is monotonous and boring. The limited ability of students in adjusting the title with the contents of the essay, the use of vocabulary that has not been maximized, the use of spelling and punctuation is still wrong the ability of students in developing ideas or ideas into a form of essay, the limited ability of students in imagining and give the impression of life on the object essay. In addition, students also have not been able to maximize the sensing in writing the description paragraph. The problem in this research is how to improve the skill of writing the description paragraph by using the picture card media in the fourth-grade students of state elementary school 2 Geneng Batealit Sub-district of Jepara Regency and how the student behavior change after doing the action. This study uses a classroom action research design (PTK). The technique of collecting data using test and notes technique. Instruments in this study took the form of tests and notes. The test instrument is a guide to writing a descriptive paragraph. Non-pilot instruments include interview guides, observation guides and student and teacher journal guides. Learning paragraph description in this study has increased. From the initial learning, students are still passive in learning then the teacher uses the image card media to improve learning. Students experience an increase in the value of writing the description paragraph after using the image card media. In the prusiks stage, the average value is 65, increasing in cycle II to 70, and in cycle III to 76.