Designing English Writing Worksheet Using Genre-Based Approach for Tenth-Graders at SMAN 1 Tarakan
This study aimed to design English worksheets focused on writing skills using a text-based approach at SMAN 1 Tarakan. The research design employed was Research and Development (R&D) using the ADDIE Model. There are five development stages of development, namely (1) Analysis, (2) Design, (3) Development, (4) Implementation, and (5) Evaluation. The research instruments utilized included questionnaires, interviews, validation sheets, and observation sheets. The research findings indicated that: 1) Design and Layout Validation received a total score of 48.00 with a percentage of 92%, categorized as highly appropriate. 2) Material and Content Expert Validation received a total score of 33.00 with a percentage of 82.5%, categorized as appropriate. 3) Language Expert Validation received a total score of 35.00 with a percentage of 87.5%, categorized as very appropriate. 4) The practicality questionnaire results received a total score of 30.00 with a percentage of 93%, categorized as very practical. The students’ responses to the worksheet after testing showed a positive response with a percentage of over 85% for each indicator. Therefore, the text-based English writing worksheet for grade X students are applicable as an English learning medium in high schools.