Significance of the Study

1 Working Hypothesis Ha Senior high school students who are taught by using pairs check activity gain significantly better mastery on English writing skill on analytical exposition than students who are taught without using pairs check activity. 2 Null Hypothesis Ho Senior high school students who are taught by using pairs check activity do not gain significantly better mastery of English writing skill on analytical exposition than students who are taught without using pairs check activity.

1.6 Significance of the Study

The results of this study are expected to be useful for students, teachers, and myself. 1 The study will help students develop their writing skill after being taught by doing pairs check activity which makes teaching and learning process more collaborative. 2 English teachers have a new method of teaching an essay in the form of analytical exposition. They might be inspired to develop other methods to help their students get better learning achievement. 3 The study will facilitate me with knowledge and experience about teaching writing analytical exposition text using pairs check activity. Therefore, it will be beneficial for me as a teacher would be. 1.7 Outline of the Study This final project consists of five chapters. Chapter I is the introduction. It contains the background of the study, reasons for choosing the topic, statements of problem, objectives of the study, statements of hypothesis, significance of the study, and outline of the study. Chapter II gives some reviews of literature. It deals with review of the previous studies which presents the previous researches related to this research, review of theoretical studies found in the references used in this research, and framework of analysis. Chapter III describes method of investigation which consists of the research design, subject of the study, variables of investigation, procedure of experiment, instrument for collecting the data, scoring system, and method of analyzing data. Chapter IV presents result of the study dealing with results and discussion which consists of the analysis of treatment results to the students of SMA Negeri 1 Pemalang. Chapter V gives conclusions and suggestions. 7 CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE In this Chapter, I will discuss about review of the previous studies which presents several researches that have been conducted by the previous researchers, review of theoretical studies found in the references used in this research, and framework of analysis.

2.1 Review of Previous Studies