Meningkatkan Kemampuan Menulis Siswa dalam Asking and Giving for Opinion dengan Menggunakan Teknik Make A Match, Sebuah Studi Kasus Kelas XI MIPA 2 SMA N 11 Semarang pada Tahun Akademik 2018/2019

Low of students’ writing ability and monotonous learning technique made the students less interested in the learning process. Based on the causes, the objectives of this research are: (1) To find out the improvement students’ ability in writing asking and giving for opinion. (2) To prove the effectiveness students’ ability in writing asking and giving for opinion by using Make a Match technique. This research was conducted two cycles. Each cycle consisted of planning, action, observation, and reflection. Data was collected with tests and non-test techniques. The subject of this research was XI MIPA 2 of 11 SHS Semarang. This research was conducted in the odd semester in academic year of 2018/2019. The result obtained the mean of students’ score in the first cycle was 78, the percentage completeness of students’ score was 75%. The mean of students’ score in the second cycle was 82, the percentage completeness of students’ score was 81%. Students’ score in each cycle have increased, with an increase in learning outcomes of 6%. Based on the results of the research, it can be concluded that the use of Make a Match technique improve students’ writing ability in asking and giving for opinion of XI MIPA 2 Class of 11 Senior High School Semarang. Beside that, the use of Make a Match technique could make students more active and created “fun” learning environment. Therefore, English teacher is recommended to use Make a Match technique in learning English to improve students’ writing ability.