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THE USE OF MNEMONIC STRATEGY TO IMPROVE
STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL IN ANNOUNCEMENT
TEXT
(A Classroom Action Research at the Tenth Grade of MAN
Salatiga in the Academic Year of 2017/2018)

A GRADUATING PAPER

Submitted to the Board of Examiners as a partial fulfillment of the
requirements for degree of Sarjana Pendidikan (S.Pd.)
English Education Department of Teacher Training and Education
Faculty
State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN) Salatiga

By:
RIZKI NURMA SARI
113 13 052

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
STATE INSTITUTE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES (IAIN)
SALATIGA
2017
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MOTTO

“The success was not always measured with money, degrees, and popularity, but
the truly success is Iman and Amal Saleh. As like in Surah Al-‘Ashr.”
-Dr. Zakir Naik-
(Indian Islamic Preacher, and the Founder and President of the Islamic Research
Foundation)

By the time. Surely man will be in loss. Except those who believe and do good
works and advice exhort to follow the truth and advice exhort one another to
patience.
(Al-‘Ashr: 1-3)

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DEDICATION

This graduating paper is dedicated to:
1. My beloved parents H. Masjhar Ali, S.Ag and Hj. Siti Nur Rochmah, S.Pd.I,
who always pray, love, guide and support me to be a better girl. You are
inspiration and my everything.
2. My beloved sister Nadiya Nurmala Sari.
3. My big family Bani Moh. Sobri that supported for my education and
finishing this graduating paper.
4. Mr. Handono, M.Pd., the Principal of MAN Salatiga.
5. All the teachers and staffs of MAN Salatiga, especially Mrs. Hj. Nurul
Jazimah, M.Pd.I., and all students of X-Bahasa class.
6. My fabulous friends in international class program batch 2013 who always
guide and coloring my days with many cartridges.
7. My lovely best friends Indana Khoirun Nida, Nur Hidayati, S.Pd., Muhamad
Samsul Ma’arif, and Achmad Barokah Al-Zuhri, who always supporting
and praying me in every single part of my life.
8. My family in Arifins’ Home Stay, thanks for your praying and support.

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ABSTRACT
Sari, Rizki Nurma. 2017. The Use of Mnemonic Strategy to Improve Students’ Writing
Skill in Announcement Text (A Classroom Action Research at the Tenth
Grade of MAN Salatiga in the Academic Year of 2017/2018). A Graduating
Paper. Teacher Training and Education Faculty. English Education
Department. State Institute for Islamic Studies Salatiga. Consultant:
Faizal Risdianto, M.Hum.
The objectives of the study are to elevate the students’ writing skill through
mnemonic strategy. The aims of her research are to know the use of mnemonic strategy to
improve students’ writing skill in announcement text in tenth grade students’ at MAN
Salatiga in the academic year of 2017/2018, to describe the implementation of mnemonic
strategy in improving students’ writing skill in announcement text. The research method
that is used in this research is classroom action research. The subjects of the research were
36 students in grade X-Bahasa at MAN Salatiga. The researcher uses two cycle; each cycle
consists of planning, action, observation and reflection. The result of her research shows
that there is an improvement of the students’ writing skill using “mnemonic strategy”. It
can be seen from t-test calculating in cycle 1 is 1,579 and cycle II is 4,75; t-table with n –
1 is 35 this indicates that by applying “mnemonic strategy”, the students’ writing skill can
be improved.
Key Words: Writing skill, Mnemonic strategy, Announcement text.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE ..................................................................................................................... i
DECLARATION .................................................................................................. ii
ATTENTIVE CONSELOR NOTES.................................................................... iii
CERTIFICATION PAGE ..................................................................................... v
MOTTO ............................................................................................................... vi
DEDICATION .................................................................................................... vii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................. viii
ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................... x
TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................... xi
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................. xiv
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study ........................................................................... 1
B. Limitation of the Study ............................................................................. 3
C. Identification of the Problem .................................................................... 3
D. The Purpose of the Study .......................................................................... 4
E. Significance of the Study .......................................................................... 4
F. Definition of the Key Terms ..................................................................... 6
G. Review of Related Literature .................................................................... 8
H. Research Organization ............................................................................ 10

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