<![CDATA[Writing is one of the important skills in learning English; however, students at MTsN 5 Lima Puluh Kota still faced difficulties in developing and organizing their ideas into well-structured descriptive texts. They also experienced difficulties in expressing ideas clearly and producing writing that contained appropriate content, organization, vocabulary, grammar, and mechanics. These problems indicated the need for an appropriate teaching strategy to support students in the writing process. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of the Think Talk Write (TTW) strategy on students’ writing skill at MTsN 5 Lima Puluh Kota. This study employed a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental design. The samples consisted of 31 eighth-grade students in the experimental class and 31 students in the control class. The experimental class was taught using the Think Talk Write strategy, while the control class was taught using conventional teaching. The data were collected through pretest and posttest writing tests and analyzed using paired-samples and independent-samples t-tests. The results showed that the mean score of the experimental class increased from 55.55 in the pretest to 70.45 in the posttest. The paired-samples t-test showed a significant difference between the scores (Sig. = 0.000). The independent-samples t-test also revealed a significant difference between the experimental and control classes (Sig. = 0.035). Moreover, the experimental class obtained a higher mean gain score (14.90) than the control class (9.58). Therefore, the Think Talk Write strategy had a significant positive effect on students’ writing skill in descriptive text.]]>
