THE EFFECT OF HAMBURGER STRATEGY TOWARDS STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL IN RECOUNT TEXT AT THE FIRST GRADE OF MAN 4 KEDIRI

The aim of the research was to analyze whether Hamburger strategy was effective to be used in teaching writing recount text at the first grade of MAN 4 Kediri. This research was quantitative research approach, whereas the research design used was posttest-only control-design. This research used two classes which became experimental group (X MIA 2) and control group (X MIA 1). In experimental group was taught by using Hmaburger strategy, whereas control group was taught without Hamburger strategy. The instruments used in the research was written test. The procedure lasted 6 meetings and 1 meeting to do test. The result of t-test showed that: the mean score of experimental group (M = 74.1) was higher than control group (M = 69.12), and independent-samples t-test which values of the sig. 2-tailed was 0.3% or 0.003 and 0.003 < 0,05. Thus, it could be concluded that Hamburger strategy was effective in teaching and learning of English writing recount text. This result suggests that the writing aspects which the students significantly outperformed were content, organization, vocabulary, language use, and mechanics. Key word: effectiveness, hamburger, recount text. INTRODUCTION Writing is one of the most important skills in learning English, which is close relationship with learning process. It is important for every student at each level. By writing, students can develop and express their ideas, feelings and thoughts. Almost every aspect of the students’ life is carried out into writing forms such as doing assignments, reports, and even final exams. To write well, students should know the fundamentals of writing and its components. Providing students with the opportunity to engage a variety of writing experiences can enhance their ability to learn the subject matter of a course and to communicate their knowledge to others In addition, writing is the expression of idea, the conveying of a message to the reader, so the ideas themselves should arguably be seen as the most important aspect of the writing (Ur, 1991:163). It means that writing is a way to express/share thought and idea from the writer to the reader by a text. The writer also pays attention for the using of grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary when writing. Related to the concept above, there are some purposes that the students gain in writing. First, teaching writing reinforces the student’s ability in grammatical structures, idioms, and vocabularies that the teacher has taught. Second, when the