@thesis{thesis, author={Rukiyah Rukiyah}, title ={IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL OF RECOUNT TEXT THROUGH MAGIC BOARD GAME FOR THE 8TH GRADE STUDENTS AT SMPN 18 SURABAYA}, year={2021}, url={https://repository.stkippgri-sidoarjo.ac.id/1710/}, abstract={This research was carried out to find out the implementation of Magic Board Game (MBG) on the students? writing improvement in teaching writing of recount text at SMPN 18 Surabaya. In order to conduct research, the classroom action research (CAR) was used to the students of the class 8-A which consists of 40 students. Observation and tests were the instruments used. Based on the pre-test, by the number of students who were able to pass the test based on the success criteria (52.50%). In cycle 1, the total number of students grew by 15 students (37.50%). Then, in cycle 2, the students passed the test in 82.50 percent of passing rate. When the students achieved the success threshold of > 76 on the Minimum Mastery Criteria (KKM) agreed upon at SMPN 18 in Surabaya in the academic year 2020/2021, the research could be considered complete. The implementation of MBG indicated that a significant majority of students in cycle 2 performed excellently, demonstrating excitement for learning and being personally involved in the educational process, as revealed by the data examined.} }