Abstract:
Writing ability is defined as the level of skill or competence in writing. Since writing is more permanent than speaking, the writer should more careful and pay attention to the aspects of writing. Commonly, writing among students takes less attention in the process of its activities. They tend to take a long process and unorganized result. This descriptive research was supposed to study the ability of the second year students of SMP N 21 Pekanbaru in writing recount text. This study also aimed to identify the most difficult and easiest aspects of recount text for the students. The subjects of this study were 40 students from VIII. 5 class at SMP N 21 Pekanbaru. The data was collected by giving a written test to the students individually. The students were asked to write a good paragraph in term of recount text. Before doing the test, the students were given a model of recount text to remember them about a good form of recount text. There were five aspects that being assessed in this test, they are grammar, vocabulary, mechanics, organization and fluency. The data were scored by three raters. In analyzing the data, the rater used analytical scoring system that assesses five aspects of writing. The analysis found that the most difficult aspect of writing recount text for the students is organization, and the easiest aspect is mechanics. And finally, based on the data finding, the writer found that the students writing ability is on the moderate level.
