Aldinod Fenrico Marta (2011) STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING PERSUASIVE ESSAY AT THE SECOND YEAR OF SMAN 5 PEKANBARU. Skripsi thesis, Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau.

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This research is entitled Students’ Ability in Writing Persuasive Essay at the Second Year of SMAN 5 Pekanbaru. It was conducted to know “How is the students’ ability in writing persuasive essay?” and “what factors influence the students’ ability in writing persuasive essay?”. Based on initial observation of the writer, most of the second year students of SMAN 5 were not accustomed, unwilling and difficult in writing persuasive essay. This research is descriptive analyzed. The population was at the second grade students of SMAN 5 Pekanbaru. The total number of second year students were 394. The samples that had been tested were 80 students / 20% from total population. The type of sampling that used in this research is proportional sampling. The data of the study was collected by using test and questionnaire. To know the percentage of students’ ability in writing persuasive essay, the following formula is used: F P = ------- x 100% N Where: P = Percentage N = Number of respondents F = Frequency of the correct answer (Arikunto, 1993:210) To know the mean of the student’s ability in writing persuasive essay, the following formula is used: ∑ FX M = ---------- N Where: M = Mean ∑ FX = Sum of respondents scores N = Number of respondents (Riduwan, 2009:102) The result of the research is students’ ability in writing persuasive essay at the second year of SMAN 5 Pekanbaru categorized less (fair to poor). Then, the factors that influence the students ability in persuasive essay is categorized enough.

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