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This study aims to describe the ability to write news texts of seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 18 Bengkulu City. The method used in this study is a descriptive method with a quantitative approach. The population in this study were all seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 18 Bengkulu City, totaling 317 students and a sample of 30 students was taken using purposive sampling techniques. The data collection technique was in the form of a news text writing assignment test. The data analysis technique in this study used descriptive statistics with a mean calculation formula to obtain the average value of students' news text writing ability by combining the values of researcher 1 and researcher 2. The results of this study indicate that the average ability to write news texts of seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 18 Bengkulu City in general was 59.26 in the sufficient category. The results of the research on the ability to write news texts of class VII students of SMP Negeri 18 Bengkulu City specifically from several aspects, namely in the aspect of the suitability of the content with the title obtained an average value of 11.38 in the sufficient category, in the aspect of the news structure obtained an average value of 10.1 in the good category, in the aspect of news elements obtained an average value of 6.68 in the sufficient category, in the aspect of effective sentences obtained an average value of 10.89 in the sufficient category, in the aspect of word choice obtained an average value of 9.93 in the sufficient category, in the aspect of Indonesian spelling obtained an average value of 10.05 in the sufficient category. Suggestions for students, increase writing activities to increase vocabulary and learn about the General Guidelines for the Indonesian Language.
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Andani, S., & Anggraini, D. (2023). Kemampuan menulis teks berita siswa kelas VIII SMP. PUSTAKA: Jurnal Bahasa dan Pendidikan, 3(2), 85–94.
https://jurnal-stiepari.ac.id/index.php/pustaka/article/view/467
Abubakar, R. (2021). Pengantar metodologi penelitian. Suka-Press UIN Sunan Kalijaga.
Akhadiah, S., Arsjad, M., & Ridwan, S. (2019). Pembinaan kemampuan menulis bahasa Indonesia. Erlangga.
Dalman. (2020). Keterampilan menulis. Rajawali Pers.
Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan, Riset, dan Teknologi. (2022). Capaian pembelajaran mata pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia fase A–F. Badan Standar, Kurikulum, dan Asesmen Pendidikan.
Khoirurrijal, et al. (2022). Pengembangan Kurikulum Merdeka. CV Literasi Nusantara Abadi.
Kurniawati, W. (2009). Diksi dalam bahasa Indonesia (ragam tulis, brosur, seminar). Pusat Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan Nasional.
Nurgiyantoro, B. (2016). Penilaian dalam pengajaran bahasa dan sastra (Edisi ke-2). BPFE.
Sanjaya, F. (2022). Bahasa Indonesia jurnalistik. Gibon Books.
Sriyanto. (2014). Ejaan. Pusat Pembinaan dan Pemasyarakatan, Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan.
Sugiyono. (2022). Metode penelitian pendidikan: Pendekatan kuantitatif, kualitatif, dan R&D. Alfabeta.
Sugono, D., et al. (2001). Kalimat. Pusat Bahasa.
Sumadiria, A. S. H. (2008). Jurnalistik Indonesia: Menulis berita dan feature. Simbiosa Rekatama Media.
Tarigan, H. G. (2013). Menulis sebagai suatu keterampilan berbahasa. Angkasa.
Wahjuwibowo, I. S. (2015). Pengantar jurnalistik: Teknik penulisan berita, artikel, dan feature. Matana Publishing Utama.
Winarno. (2013). Metodologi penelitian dalam pendidikan jasmani. UM Press.
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https://e-journal.unmas.ac.id/index.php/jsp/article/view/9556