PENERAPAN MODEL THINK TALK WRITE UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN SISWA DALAM MENULIS KARANGAN DESKRIPSI DI SEKOLAH DASAR

The problem in this study was the low learning activities and writing skills of fourth grade students of Cimanggung Elementary School in Cimanggung District, Sumedang Regency. This study aims to determine the increase in student learning activities, teacher teaching activities, and writing essay writing skills of class IV students using the Think Talk Write model. The instruments used in this study are observation sheets of student learning activities, teacher activity observation sheets, and tests. The purpose of this study is to improve the ability to write essays and student learning activities, describe the steps and processes / implementation of writing essay learning by applying the model TTW (Think Talk Write) learning, and describe whether there is an increase in the ability to write essays by applying the TTW (Think Talk Write) learning model to fourth grade students of Cimanggung Elementary School in Cimanggung District, Sumedang Regency. The research method used is PTK (Class Action Research) with the research design used refers to the model developed by Kemmis and Taggart, namely a spiral model that begins with: 1) planning (planning); 2) action / action (acting); 3) observation (observing); and 4) reflection (reflecting). The research subjects were 30th grade students at SDN Cimanggung, consisting of 15 women and 15 men. This study was conducted for 2 cycles. The results of the study are, 1) The use of think talk write model can improve student learning activities in writing description essays, 2) The use of think talk write models can also increase teacher activities, and 3) Use of think talk write models can also improve student learning outcomes in writing essay description.