Abstract :
This study aimed at examining the implementation of Hangman Game in
teaching writing in recount text for the eighth grade at SMP Islam Plus Tahfidz Alqur’an Sukarema. This research was pre – experimental research with pre – test
and post – test design. To collect the data, the researcher used a pre-test and a
post-test to the students with the sample consisted of 20 students. The data were
analyzed by using SPSS 22 for windows. The result of descriptive statistics
indicated that Hangman Game was effective with the main score of post – test was
71.75 was higher than the mean score of pre test was 56.35. After submitting the
data to a paired samples t-test, the present researcher found that there was a
significant difference in the mean scores between the pre-test and the post-test,
t(df=19) = 15.40 at p = > 0.00. It means that the null hypothesis was rejected and
alternative hypothesis was accepted. It can be concluded that Hangman game was
significantly effective in teaching writing in recount text for the eighth grade at
SMP Islam Plus Tahfidz Al- qur’an Sukarema in the school year 2019-2020.
Keywords: Hangman Game, Writing Skills, Recount Text