dc.description.abstract | This research was intended to enhance the eighth grade students’ recount text writing achievement by using stick figures at SMPN 11 Jember in 2015/2016 academic year. The design of this research was a classroom action research. There were 38 students as the subjects of this research. Writing test and fieldnote were used to collect the data. This research was carried out in one cycle since the students’ score already achieved the research criteria. The result of writing test showed that there was an improvement that could be seen from the percentage of the students who got ≥ 72 as standard score from 42.10% to 84.21%. Meanwhile, according to the observation fieldnote, most of the students were helped to produce the recount text and they were able to apply the writing skill components such as grammar, vocabulary, organization, contents and mechanics correctly in their writing by using stick figures in series provided. Based on the explanation above, it could be concluded that stick figures in series could enhance the eighth grade students’ recount text writing achievement at SMPN 11 Jember in the 2015/2016 academic year. | en_US |