Intensify Writing Skills Using A Grammar Handbook To The Second-Grade At Ma Al Mukhlishin

Abstract

The study aims to explore the process of intensifying writing skills and to find out the effects that occur when using a grammar handbook. This research has been conducted on the basis of problems that occur in MA. Al-Mukhlishin, Mempawah. The problem in question is the lack of students' ability to write an English sentence. The researcher initiated the research by intensifying the students' writing ability. To intensify this ability, the researcher tries to offer a medium that will be used, namely the Grammar Handbook. This research uses a mixed method approach with the type of convergent parallel design research that  focuses on developing the results of qualitative research and quantitative research. The results of both studies show that the response obtained by the researcher to the use of the grammar handbook itself is very positive where students understand enough from the discussion of the book. Students consider that the book is important to use and they even think that the book can be a good guide so that students want to cover their writing deficiencies by studying the grammar handbook. Regarding the students' development, it is quite significant because the researcher thinks they are trained enough after the treatment or experiment of using the grammar handbook in the previous lesson.