@thesis{thesis, author={Tanzila Laisya}, title ={The Process of Using Instagram in Learning Writing Descriptive Text at first grade SMA Negeri 1 Tanjung Balai}, year={2020}, url={http://repository.uinsu.ac.id/10030/}, abstract={Descriptive text is a text that describe an object like things, human, animals ect., which include identification and description. The purpose of this research is to describe the process of using instagram in learning writing descriptive text.. The method in this study used descriptive qualitative research design of which technique of collecting data are observation, interview and documentation. The subject was student of first grade in SMA N 1 Tanjung Balai This research applied the task of writing descriptive text to subject in three different topics. The interview to subject was conducted after analyzing her descriptive text writing in order the process of using instagram in learning writing descriptive text. The results of this research: show that there are three findings about the process of using instagram in learning writing descriptive text: (a) opening activities process, (b) implementing activities process, and (c) closing activities process. But in specifically, there are fourteen findings (1) joining to the class meeting, (2) answering the teacher?s greeting, (3) confirming the attendance, and (4) listening teacher?s explanation, (5) downloading instagram application, (6) creating instagram account, (7) logging in to instagram account, (8) writing descriptive text in the book, (9) finding the photo, (10) inserting the photo, (11) writing descriptive text in the caption, (12) posting the photo and (13) tagging teacher?s instagram account, and (14) taking screenshot of photo.} }