Increased Skills and Liveliness Writing Paragraphs Through the Relay Writing Method Helping Elementary School Students

This study aims to increase the activeness and skill of paragraph writing through the straw media-assisted writing relay method in grade VI B SDN 09 Rangkang Bengkayang, West Kalimantan. The research method is in the form of Classroom Action Research (PTK) with 26 students, 13 males and 13 females. The research instrument was in the form of a performance test. Data collection techniques are in the form of observation of activeness and results of paragraph writing skills. Qualitative descriptive method for data analysis. The results of the research on the first cycle of paragraph writing skills were 76.92%, the class average was 73.42. In Cycle II, paragraph writing skills increased by 23.08% with a significant graduation rate of 100% with an average class of 90.42. The presentation of the activeness of the first cycle was 75% of the good category, and the second cycle increased significantly by 100% of the very good category. It was concluded that the application of the writing relay method assisted by straw media can increase the activeness and skill of paragraph writing in grade VI students of SDN 09 Rangkang. The findings imply that creative and collaborative learning strategies, such as the writing relay method with media support, can be an effective alternative for teachers to foster active participation and improve students’ writing competence. This approach not only enhances learning outcomes but also motivates students to engage more in language learning activities, and thus can be adopted in broader classroom contexts as a practical model for teaching writing in elementary schools.