AN ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST-GRADE STUDENTS’ MASTERY IN WRITING RECOUNT TEXT USING PICTURES ON POWERPOINT AT SMA N 4 BUNGO JAMBI

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ABSTRACT The students at senior high school should master writing text. Recount text is one of the writing genres that first-grade students learn. This text is written with the purpose of informing readers or people about something that happened in the past. The purpose of this research is to describe the first-grade students’ mastery in writing recount text using pictures on powerpoint at SMA N 4 Bungo Jambi. The researcher used descriptive design for this research. The population of this research is the first-grade students at class XA in the academic year 2022/2023. The researcher applied cluster random sampling technique to select the sample, and the number of sample was 24 students. The instrument for collecting the data in this research was writing text test in the form of writing a recount text.The result of analysis showed that the test was reliable. Then, the students had high mastery in writing recount text using pictures on powerpoint (to express the content, to organize idea, to use correct grammar, to choose appropriate vocabulary and to apply mechanics). It was supported by the fact that 12 out of 24 students (50%) had high mastery in writing recount text. In detail, 17 students (70,83%) had high mastery to express the idea (content) in writing recount text, 19 students (79,16%) had high mastery to organize idea in writing recount text, 23 students (95,83%) had low mastery to use correct grammar in writing recount text, 21 students (87,5%) had high mastery to choose appropriate vocabulary in writing recount text, and 22 students (91,66%) had low mastery to apply mechanics in writing recount text using pictures on powerpoint. Based on result, the students had high mastery in writing recount text using pictures on powerpoint, the researcher gives some suggestions to teachers, students, and the future researchers. The teachers are suggested to use this learning media especially about writing recount text. The students should more pay attention when the teacher explains the material about a recount text. They also should improve their knowledge about writing a recount text. The future researchers are suggested to study more about recount text, especially about the students’ problems to apply correct grammar and mechanics in recount text. Kata kunci : Writing, Recount Text, Pictures, PowerPoint