19 20 The Report of the Cycles 1. The Report of Cycle 1

Based on the table above, the score of students’ writing is improved in all aspects. It was taken from the score of pre-test and post-test. It presents the mean score based on five aspects. They are content, organization, vocabulary, language use, and mechanic. The descriptions are presented as follows. The first aspect is content. In the pre-test, the mean score is 24.5. While in the post-test, the mean score is 28.5. Thus, the gained score from the content aspect is 4. The second aspect is organization. In the pre-test, the mean score is 15. While in the post-test, the mean score is 20. Thus, the gained score from the organization aspect is 5. Then, for the vocabulary aspect, in the pre-test, the mean score is 12.5. While in the post-test, the mean score is 18. Thus, the gained score is 5.5. The next aspect is language use aspect. In the pre-test, the mean score is 11.5. While in the post-test, the mean score is 22.5. Thus, the gained score is 11. The last aspect is mechanic. In the pre-test, the mean score is 3.5. While in the post-test, the mean score is 5. Thus, the gained score is 1.5. From the description above, all aspects shows a significant improvement. The improvement is presented in the following chart. Figure 12: The students’ mean score in pre-test and post-test Based on the chart above, the researcher and the collaborators concluded that the students’ writing ability is improved by using cue cards as media to teach recount text. Moreover, the students also showed the positive attitudes during teaching and learning process. They looked very enthusiastic with the lesson because of the cue cards as interesting media. They became actively participate in the learning process. Their scores also showed a significant improvement. Therefore, the researcher and the collaborators decided to stop the actions in this cycle. 5 10 15 20 25 30 Cont ent Organizat ion Vocabulary Language Use M echanic Pre-t est Post -t est