摘要：In this experimental research, the researchers examined the clustering technique towards students' writing skill of a narrative text in grade XI Natural Science High School 5 Pariaman. The grade XI Natural Science 2 was being an experimental class which taught by using clustering technique, and grade XI Natural Science 3 as control class which taught by using conventional technique. The writing test was used as instrument in this research. The results obtained indicate that the result of t-test of the experimental class was 2.84 while the result of t-table at a level of significance with α = 0.05 was 1.68. It indicated that the t-score of experimental class was higher than t-table, 2.84 > 1.68. It can be concluded that the clustering technique gave significant effect on students' writing skill of narrative text in grade XI Natural Science High School 5 Pariaman.
关键词：Clustering Technique; Students' Writing Skill; Narrative Text; High School; Pariaman
