ABSTRACT

SRI KUSDIYANTINAH; Improving Srudents Writing Skill by Using Crossword (Classroom dcrion Research at
Tenth o/ SMIK Inornatika Pasundan Purwakarta). A Thesis, English Department STKIP Kusuma Negara.

The objeetive of this research is a classroom action research. It means that his research is going to be
conducted to increase the quality of learning teaching using crossword medin at tenth grade in SMK
Informatika Pasundan- Purwakarta. i classroom action research at X TKJ 1. It consists of 25 students
which done by reflecting. The collecting data is done by using a writing test, interview and discussion.
The result of collaboration concluded that Crossword Media can be applied

to improve students' writing skill. The average scores in every cycle are 62.8, 70.2 and 80.6. The result of
those three cycles to the pass students are 52%, 72% and 84%. The media gave positive effect to
students' writing skill. It was proved with the increasing score in every cycle.

The writer concluded that by practicing continuously made the students more familiar to write the
English words. So Crossword Media is a proper to use in teaching language especially in writing. The
writer suggested to school and teachers to adopt this media in teaching language. To the student, she
suggested prncticing their English any time.