Using clustering technique in teaching writing recount text at tenth grade students in SMAN 1 Gresik

Writing is one of necessary skills that must be mastered. One fact is the writing interest among Indonesians is very low and less.This phenomenon may also be attributable to the low emphasis of the teaching and learning of writing in schools. In this nation, as a teacher generally asks their students to produce a good and clear writing ask without getting any encouragement and appropriate technique to develop their writing. As a result, student will assumed that writing is a difficult and frightening skill moreover writing in second or foreign language. The same thing happen to students of grade tenth SMAN 1 Gresik. Reffering to those problems, teaching technique are needed in teaching and learning process in order to make teaching and learning activity more fun and interesting. Here, the use of clustering technique is an effective technique in helping students to get idea in writing. The objective of the research is to describe and find out the use of clustering technique in writing recount text in tenth grade students in SMAN 1 Gresik. The method used in this study was Collaborative Classroom Action Research (CCAR). The research design applied in this study was a collaborative classroom action research. It meant that the writer collaborated with the English teacher of SMAN 1 Gresik in doing this research. This study was conducted by following Kurt Lewin model of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting procedure in two cycles. The data were gathered through interview, field notes, and questionnaire. The results of the study show that by doing clustering technique, the students’ ability in writing recount text improve. It can be proved from the increasing score in writing recount text. In addition, there is a positive response from the students and English teacher about implementing the action. For about 70% or 21 students agree that clustering technique develops their idea in writing recount text. In conclusion, clustering technique can be used in writing recount text in tenth grade students’ of SMAN 1 Gresik