Improving Exposition Writing Ability Using Think-Talk-Write Strategy for Class X Vocational High School Students

Abstract

There are many obstacles in learning to write expository texts in vocational high schools. This happens because teachers still use conventional learning strategies. The researcher used a qualitative descriptive method of classroom action research (CAR). The results of the exposition text writing test in the first cycle showed an average value of 79.25 and in the second cycle an average of 83.22. From these results, it can be seen that the increase in students' skills in writing expository texts from cycle I to cycle II is 3.97 points or 12.03%. In addition to improving skills, student behavior also changes in a more positive direction after learning to write expository texts using the Think-Talk-Write strategy.