The Use of Wh-Question to Improve the Students’ Ability in Writing Recount Text at the First Grade Student of MAN Kuala Simpang

The background of the study in this research was based on the students‟ difficulties in comprehending in writing recount texts. In order to solve this problem the teacher should have creative activity, and the using of WH-Question can be an alternative way as a learning media that will make students enjoy and easy to write. This research aimed to describe the implementation of WHQuestion in improving the students‟ ability in writing recount text at The First Grade Student of MAN Kuala Simpang. The total population in this research was 205 students, but the researcher took 1-A as sample, it consisted of 26 students by using random sampling In This research; the researcher conducted a classroom action research (CAR). The research conducted at the first grade students of MAN Kuala Simpang. There were five meetings during the research; they were precycle, cycle I and cycle test II. Each cycles consisted of four steps: planning, implementing, observing and reflecting. The researcher used written test and observation in collecting the data. The using of written test was to measure the students‟ skill in writing recount text after giving the treatment, and the using of observation was to monitor students` activities during teaching learning process. To analyze data, the researcher applied quantitative and qualitative approach. The result of the test showed that the students‟ score in the pre-cycle test was 60.53, the students‟ score in the cycle I test was 67.69 and the students‟ score in the cycle II test was 79.23. The achievement of the test showed that the treatment was successful because the result of the cycle II test was higher than the cycle I test. In line with this result, the researcher concluded that the WH-Question improved students‟ skill in writing recount text.