This study aims to (1) analyze the skills of class VIII students of GKPS 3 Pematangsiantar Private Middle School in compiling explanatory texts before the implementation of the RAFT strategy. (2) Analyze the skills of class VIII students of GKPS 3 Pematangsiantar Private Middle School in compiling explanatory texts after the implementation of the strategy. (3) Analyze the impact of the RAFT learning strategy on the skills of compiling explanatory texts of class VIII students of GKPS 3 Pematangsiantar Private Middle School. The population in this study were class VIII students of GKPS 3 Pematangsiantar Private Middle School, namely class I with 26 students and class II with 27 students. The method used in this study was a two-group posttest design. Analysis assumption tests, normality tests and hypothesis tests were used in data analysis. The results of the study in the control class reached an average of 69.5 and were included in the "sufficient" category. The results of the study obtained with the RAFT strategy were 86.03 and were included in the "very good" category. Through the hypothesis test, namely tituing>ttable, namely 7.109>1.67528, it can be concluded that there is a significant influence of the use of the RAFT strategy on the ability to write explanatory texts of Class VIII students of SMP Swasta GKPS 3 Pematangsiantar.

Since a long time ago, batik has been known and developed in the scope of Indonesian society. Until now batik has been known in the international world which has become an identity of Indonesian national culture. There are many batik motifs from all over Indonesia ranging from western Indonesia to eastern Indonesia. The types of batik produced are divided into 3, namely batik cap, batik tulis, and batik print which are distinguished based on the technique of making batik. Komar Batik is one of the batik cultures in Indonesia. Komar Batik presents the identity of the city of Bandung in a series of contemporary and modern designs. The method used in this study is a qualitative research method with a descriptive qualitative approach. The results showed that there are 2 batik techniques used in komar batik, namely: written batik techniques and stamp batik techniques. Apart from the teserbut technique, there is also the batik print technique. On bat.

This research explores the use of Text Mining Methods as an innovative approach to extract important information from research report text. With a strong conceptual foundation from the literature review, this research details the key concepts of Text Mining, such as tokenization techniques, sentiment analysis, and entity extraction. The steps of applying Text Mining Methods to research reports are explained in depth, with a focus on using such techniques to improve the efficiency and accuracy of information extraction. Through the evaluation of the method's performance, the research demonstrates a significant improvement in analysis speed and information extraction accuracy compared to conventional methods. The research conclusions provide a holistic picture of the potential of Text Mining Methods in improving the effectiveness of the research report text analysis process. The implications of this research stimulate thoughts on the applicability of this technology in various disciplines that rely on research reports as a primary source of information. Thus, this research makes a positive contribution to the understanding and development of text analysis techniques to support more efficient decision making.

Language is very important for human life because through it they can communicate with each other. Language is also used to communicate one's ideas, concepts, opinions, feelings and thoughts to other people. as well as a tool for personal growth and interaction with others. This research aims to find out how important it is to use Indonesian properly and correctly, what causes the widespread use of slang, especially among teenagers, and how slang influences the use of Indonesian. In processing the data in this article, the literature study method was used to study various literature. Slang has caused the decline of good and correct Indonesian language martabak. Today's society has been influenced by technological advances which have triggered the emergence of slang. National identity and Indonesian as an official language must be strengthened so that it is not influenced by slang.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Pengaruh Penggunaan Pendekatan Kontekstual Terhadap Kemampuan Menulis Cerita Pendek oleh Siswa Kelas IX MTs. Insan Cita Medan. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode eksperimen. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa/siswi MTs. Insan Cita berjumlah 40 siswa. Objek yang diteliti adalah Penggunaan Pendekatan Kontekstual Terhadap Kemampuan Menulis Cerita Pendek. Alat pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah berupa tes. Sedangkan teknik analisis data menggunakan uji paired sample T-test. Berdasarkan uji Statistic T-paired diperoleh dari nilai rata-rata perbedaan antara pretest (sebelum diberikan treatment) dengan posttest (setelah diberikan treatment) yaitu 3,375 dengan standar deviasion  5,236 dan didapatkan nilai siginifikan (2-tailed) 0.000 maka Ha diterima dan H0 ditolak yang artinya ada perbedaan yang siginifikan terhadap pemerolehan nilai pretest dan posttest.