This document is a thesis written by I Gede Agus Ekasaputra that examines the implementation of the PPP (Presentation-Practice-Production) technique to improve writing skills for eighth grade students at SMPN 3 Bangli in the 2013/2014 academic year. The thesis contains an introduction, literature review, research methods, findings and discussion, and conclusion. It employed a classroom action research design using pre- and post-tests to evaluate the effectiveness of the PPP technique in two cycles, each consisting of two sessions. The results showed an improvement in student writing scores from cycle to cycle, indicating that the PPP technique was effective in developing the students' descriptive paragraph writing ability.

1. THESIS
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PPP TECHNIQUE
TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILL OF THE EIGHTH
GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 3 BANGLI
IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014
I GEDE AGUS EKASAPUTRA
NPM. 10.8.03.51.31.2.5.4091
ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MAHASARASWATI DENPASAR UNIVERSITY
DENPASAR
2014
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2. PRE-REQUISITE TITLE
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PPP TECHNIQUE
TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILL OF THE EIGHTH
GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 3 BANGLI
IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014
Thesis
As Partitial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the
Sarjana Pendidikan Degree in English Education Study Program
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
Mahasaraswati Denpasar University
I GEDE AGUS EKASAPUTRA
NPM. 10.8.03.51.31.2.5.4091
ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MAHASARASWATI DENPASAR UNIVERSITY
DENPASAR
2014
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3. APPROVAL SHEET
1
This thesis entitled “The Implementation of PPP Technique to Improve
Writing Skill of the Eighth Grade Students of SMPN 3 Bangli in the Academic
Year 2013/2014” has been approved and accepted as Partial Fulfillment for the
Sarjana Pendidikan degree in English Education Study Program, Faculty of
Teacher Training and Education, Mahasaraswati Denpasar University.
Approved by
Advisor I Advisor II
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Ni Wayan Krismayani, S.Pd., M.Pd.
NPK. 82 8410 333
I. A. Md. Sri Widiastuti, S.Pd., M.Pd., M.Hum.
NPK. 82 8210 334

4. APPROVAL SHEET
2
This has been examined and assessed by the examiner committee of
English Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education,
Mahasaraswati Denpasar University in the oral examination on 16th February
2014.
Chief Examiner
I Komang Budiarta, S.Pd., M.Hum.
NPK. 82 8208 306
Examiner I Examiner II
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Ni Wayan Krismayani, S.Pd., M.Pd.
NPK. 82 8410 333
I. A. Md. Sri Widiastuti, S.Pd., M.Pd., M.Hum.
NPK. 82 8210 334
Approved by
Dean of the Faculty of Teacher
Training and Education
Prof. Dr. Wayan Maba
NIP. 19581231 198303 1 032
Head of the English Education
Study Program
I Komang Budiarta, S.Pd., M.Hum.
NPK. 82 8208 306

5. STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY
The researcher hereby declares that this thesis is his own writing, and it is
true and correct that is referred in the references. All cited works were quoted in
accordance with the ethical code of academic writing.
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Denpasar, 16th February 2014
The Researcher,
I Gede Agus Ekasaputra
NPM. 10.8.03.51.31.2.5.4091

6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First of all, the researcher wishes to express his great gratitude to the
Almighty God, Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa, for His blessings so that this thesis
could be obviously finished and accomplished at the proper time.
The researcher is grateful to many people who contributed their ideas and
time in completing this thesis. The researcher would like to express his deepest
appreciation to the first advisor, Ni Wayan Krismayani, S.Pd., M.Pd. and the
second advisor, Ida Ayu Made Sri Widiastuti, S.Pd., M.Pd., M.Hum. for their
patience, guidance, suggestions, corrections, advise and encouragements during
the process of accomplishing this thesis successfully because without their help,
this thesis would not reach its accomplishment. He also thanks to all lecturers and
all staffs the faculty of teacher training and education Mahasaraswati University
for their help and information.
Besides, the researcher also would like to deliver his thanks to Drs. I
Nengah Suardana as the headmaster of SMP N 3 Bangli, Ni Made Sekarini, S.S.,
as the English teacher of SMP N 3 Bangli, for their great participation and
contribution during the researcher was conducting the research. In addition, his
thanks also goes to the eighth grade students of SMPN 3 Bangli that cannot
mention it one by one, for their support and help for the researcher during the
process of this thesis and for the friendship we have shared together. The
researcher would like to extend his deepest gratitude to his father, mother,
grandmother, grandfather and younger brother who gave his support and
motivation in finishing the thesis.
Obviously, the researcher would like to express his special thanks to
beloved friends and classmate whose names he could not mention one by one.
Although he deeply realizes that the thesis is far from perfect therefore any
suggestion and criticism for the perfection of this thesis are highly appreciated.
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Denpasar, 16th February 2014
The Researcher,
I Gede Agus Ekasaputra

7. ABSTRACT
Ekasaputra, I G. A. (2014). The Implementation of PPP Technique to
Improve Writing Skill of the Eighth Grade Students of SMPN 3
Bangli in the Academic Year 2013/2014. The first advisor: Ni Wayan
Krismayani, S.Pd., M.Pd. and the second advisor: Ida Ayu Made Sri
Widiastuti, S.Pd., M.Pd., M.Hum.
This research deals with the teaching descriptive paragraph writing
through PPP technique to the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 3 Bangli by
using classroom action research. This study was intended to answer the following
research question: to what extent can writing skill of the eighth grade students of
SMPN 3 Bangli in academic year 2013/2014 be improved by implementing PPP
technique? The problem that faced must be solved. Teaching writing through PPP
technique was expected to be a good and effective way in improving and
developing their skill in writing. This classroom action research was still made by
using pre-test and post-test research design with descriptive analysis. It consisted
of two cycles and each cycle consisted of two sessions. The IR was intended to
establish the real pre-existing writing ability of the subjects under study in
English. The result of the pre-test in the initial reflection would showed the ability
of the subjects under study in writing skill that their skill in writing still low. The
result of pre-test in the initial reflection was 33.10. The result of data analysis of
the reflection scores for cycle I were 56.21 for session 1 and 67.41 for session 2
and the result for cycle II were 72.93 for session 3 and 81.38 for session 4.
There was the difference mean score of 15.34 between two cycles. That mean,
PPP technique that used to improve the skill of eight grade students of SMP
Negeri 3 Bangli was effective enough.
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Keywords: PPP technique, writing skill

8. TABLE OF CONTENTS
COVER .................................................................................................................... i
INSIDE COVER ..................................................................................................... ii
PRE-REQUISITE TITLE ...................................................................................... iii
APPROVAL SHEET 1 .......................................................................................... iv
APPROVAL SHEET 2 ............................................................................................ v
STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY ................................................................... vi
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ....................................................................................... vii
ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................ viii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................... ix
LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................. xi
LIST OF GRAPHS ............................................................................................... xii
LIST OF APPENDICES ...................................................................................... xiii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ..................................................................... 1
1.1 Background of the Study ..................................................... 1
1.2 Research Problems .............................................................. 3
1.3 Objective of the Study ......................................................... 3
1.4 Limitation of the Study ........................................................ 4
1.5 Significance of the Study .................................................... 4
1.6 Definition of the Key Term ................................................. 5
CHAPTER II THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL REVIEW ....................... 7
2.1 Theoretical Review .............................................................. 7
2.1.1 Writing ...................................................................... 7
2.1.2 Descriptive Paragraph ............................................. 13
2.1.3 Presentation, Practice and Production ..................... 15
2.1.4 Assessment of Descriptive Paragraph Writing ........ 17
2.2 Empirical Review .............................................................. 20
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9. CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD .......................................................... 22
3.1 Subject of the Study .......................................................... 22
3.2 Research Design ................................................................ 22
3.3 Research Procedure ........................................................... 24
3.3.1 Initial Reflection ........................................................ 24
3.3.2 Planning ..................................................................... 24
3.3.3 Action ........................................................................ 25
3.3.4 Observation ................................................................ 26
3.3.5 Reflection ................................................................... 27
3.4 Research Instrument .......................................................... 27
3.5 Data Collection .................................................................. 29
3.6 Data Analysis .................................................................... 30
3.7 Success Indicator ............................................................... 31
CHAPTER IV FINDING AND DISCUSSION ................................................... 33
4.1 Finding ............................................................................... 33
4.1.1 Pre-Cycle ................................................................... 38
4.1.2 Cycle I ........................................................................ 39
4.1.3 Cycle II ...................................................................... 42
4.5 Discussion ......................................................................... 50
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION .................................... 53
5.1 Conclusion ......................................................................... 53
5.2 Suggestion ......................................................................... 54
REFERENCES ....................................................................................................... 57
APPENDICES ....................................................................................................... 60
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10. LIST OF TABLES
Table 3.1 Scoring Rubric in Writing Descriptive Paragraph ...................... 30
Table 4.1 Tabulation of Data Showing the Subjects’ Progressing
Scores in Descriptive Paragraph Writing through PPP
Technique ..................................................................................... 34
Table 4.2 Tabulation of Data Showing the Subjects’ Changing
Motivation and Attitudes in Writing Descriptive Paragraph
through PPP Technique in Cycle I ............................................... 36
Table 4.3 Tabulation of Data Showing the Subjects’ Changing
Motivation and Attitudes in Writing Descriptive Paragraph
through PPP Technique in Cycle II .............................................. 37
Table 4.4 Tabulation of the Data Showing the Frequency Distribution
of Initial Reflection (IR) and Post-test Scores in Writing
Descriptive Paragraph through PPP Technique ........................... 38
Table 4.5 Summary of the Research Finding Showing the Mean of Each
Session and the Grand Mean for Cycle I and Cycle II ................ 46
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11. LIST OF GRAPHS
Graph 4.1 Graph Describing the Subjects’ Progressing Ability
In Writing Ability in Writing ............................................................ 48
Graph 4.2 Graph Describing the Subjects’ Progressing Ability
in Writing Descriptive Paragraph through PPP Technique. ............. 49
Graph 4.3 Graph Showing the Subjects’ Progressing Grand Mean
in Writing Descriptive Paragraph through PPP Technique ............. 50
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12. LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix 1 List of Subjects…………………………………………..…… 60
Appendix 2 Pre-Test……………………………………………………..... 61
Appendix 3 Lesson Action Plan Cycle I/Session I…………………..……. 62
Appendix 4 Post-Test Cycle I/Session I………………………………..….. 68
Appendix 5 Lesson Action Plan Cycle I/Session II…………………..…… 70
Appendix 6 Post-Test Cycle I/Session II………………………………...... 76
Appendix 7 Lesson Action Plan Cycle II/Session I ……………………..... 78
Appendix 8 Post-Test Cycle II/Session I ……………………………...….. 83
Appendix 9 Lesson Action Plan Cycle II/Session II…………………......... 85
Appendix 10 Post-Test Cycle II/Session II……..………………………....... 91
Appendix 11 Questionnaire …………...…………………………...…..…… 94
Appendix 12 Surat Ijin Penelitian………………………….……………...... 97
Appendix 13 Surat Keterangan Penelitian dari Sekolah…………………..... 98
Appendix 14 Biography…………………………………………………...... 99
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