AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT THE TENTH GRADE OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 1 TAMBANG
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- The purpose of this research is to analyze students’ ability in writing descriptive text at the tenth grade of senior high school 1 Tambang. This study was a descriptive research. The subject of this research was the tenth grade students of Senior High School 1 Tambang while the object of this research was students’ ability in writing descriptive text. The researcher used purposive sampling technique to take the sample, there were 30 students as sample from 196 students. To collect the data, the researcher used test. The test was conducted to find students ability in writing descriptive text. Based on data analysis, the researcher found that the students were not able to use grammar correctly, it was based on the persentage of students’ ability in writing descriptive text. The percentage of students’ ability in grammar was 18,66%, mechanics was 19,54%, vocabulary was 20,46%, organization was 20,50%, and content was 20,84%. From five components of writing, the researcher found that the students strong in the content and weak in grammar. The result ofthe data analysis was that their ability in writing descriptive text at senior high school 1 Tambang was categorized into very good level. Key words: Analysis, Ability, Writing, Descriptive Text.