THE USE OF VISUAL COMIC STRIPS TO IMPROVING WRITING SKILL OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 4 PALU IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

The objective of this research is to find out the effectiveness of (VCS) Media to improve writing skill in the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Palu. This research employed quasi experimental design. It involved two classes: experimental and control class. The sample of this research was the eighth grade students, consisting of 59 students. This sample was chosen by using purposive sampling technique. The experimental group was given the treatment, while the control group was not. t-test was used to analyze data to compare the different of two set of mean score. The type of test was writing the descriptive text. The data were analysed that the value of the means score of the students of experimental class in pretest is 21.05 and posttest is 66.68, while the mean score of control class in pretest is 17.02 and posttest is 43.69. The further analysis, it’s indicated that, the value t-observed is 4.93 greater than t-table 2.004. It means that the hypothesis of this research is accepted. In conclusion, the use of (VCS) to teach English has impact on the improvement of students’ writing skill. Keywords: Improving, Writing Skill, Visual Comic Strip