AN ANALYSIS OF THE SECOND GRADE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT SMPN 2 PADANG
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Abstract This research was aimed to find out whether there is an analysis of the second grade students’ ability in writing descriptive text at SMPN 2 Padang. The population of this research was the second grade students at SMPN 2 Padang. The members of the population were 248 students. The researcher took 37 students as the sample. In selecting sample, the researcher used cluster random sampling technique. To collect the data the researcher used writing test. The result of data analysis showed that the analysis of the second grade students’ ability in writing descriptive text at SMPN 2 Padang was moderate. Based on the conclusions, it is suggested to the English teacher to develop material in writing descriptive text (in term of content, in term of organization, vocabulary, grammar and mechanics). Besides that, are suggested the students should improve their motivation if they want to have a good mastery in writing, and for further researcher to add the other variables which related to the students’ English writing in writing descriptive text. Key words: Ability, writing, descriptive text, vocabulary, mechanics.