ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) meningkatan keaktifan siswa kelas XISMK Penerbangan Semarangan pada menulis argumentasi dengan strategipembelajaran think talk write (TTW) dan media gambar karikatur, 2) meningkatankemampuan menulis argumentasi pada siswa kelas XI SMK Penerbangan Semarangdengan strategi pembelajaran think talk write (TTW) dan media gambar karikatur.Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas (classroom actionresearch). Penelitian tindakan ini terbagi menjadi dua siklus yang masing-masingdua kali pertemuan, dengan prosedur 1) perencanaan (planning), 2) tindakan(action), 3) observasi (observation), dan 4) refleksi (reflection) dalam setiapsiklusnya. Penelitian dilaksanakan di SMK Penerbangan Semarang tahun2014/2015. Waktu penelitian selama lima bulan yaitu sejak Maret 2015sampai dengan Juli 2015. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa sebanyak 24 orangterdiri atas delapan belas anak laki-laki dan enam anak perempuan serta satu orangguru kelas. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakanobservasi, wawancara, tes, dan analisis dokumen. Pengujian validitas data dalampenelitian ini dilakukan dengan cara trianggulasi, yaitu dengan menggunakantrianggulasi sumber data dan trianggulasi metode pengumpulan data. Teknik analisisdata yang digunakan adalah teknik kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Teknik analisisdata kuantitatif menggunakan teknik statistik komparatif. Teknik analisis datakualitatif menggunakan teknik analisis kritis.Hasil penelitian dikemukakan sebagai berikut. 1) Penerapan strategipembelajaran think talk write dan media gambar karikatur dapat meningkatkankeaktifan siswa dalam pembelajaran menulis argumentasi. Pada siklus I siswa yangaktif selama kegiatan berpikir (think), berbicara (talk), dan menulis (write) sebanyaksebelas siswa (45,83%), dan meningkat pada siklus II sebanyak sembilan belassiswa (79,16 %). 2) Penerapan strategi pembelajaran think talk write dan mediagambar karikatur dapat meningkatkan kemampuan menulis siswa dalampembelajaran menulis argumentasi. Pada pratindakan terdapat dua siswa (8,33%),siklus I sebanyak sebelas siswa (45,83%), siklus II sebanyak dua puluh siswa(83,33%). Adapun nilai rerata kemampuan menulis argumentasi siswa pada kegiatanpratindakan adalah 59,58, pada Siklus I 72,20, Siklus II 78,79.Kata kunci: menulis, menulis argumentasi, strategi think talk write, gambar karikaturABSTRACTThis research aims to: 1) the implementation of teaching using think talk writestrategy and the caricature picture improve the students’ participation in teachinglearning process of writing argumentative passage 2 The implementation ofteaching with think talk write strategy and the caricature picture can improvestudents’ abilities in writing argumentative passage of SMK PenerbanganSemarang.This thesis is a classroom action research divided into two cycles in whicheach cycle held within two meetings committed with a set of procedures;1)planning, 2) action, 3) observation,and 4) reflection in SMK Penerbangan Semarangacademic year 2014/2015. This research conducted for five months since on Marchuntil July in 2015. The subject of study is 24 people consisted of 18 boys, 6 girls,and 1 teacher. The collecting data used observation, interview, test, and documentanalysis techniques. Then the data validated by a triangulation test methodconcentrated to triangulate the data source and the data collection technique. Thedata technique analysis in this research used both a quantitative and a qualitativemethods. The former method used a comparative statistic technique, while the restused a critis analysis ones.The results of study stated as followed, 1) The implementation of teachingusing think talk write strategy and the caricature pictur can improve the students’participation in teaching learning process of writing argumentative passage. In the1st cycle found that 11students (45.83%), participated actively in the process ofthink, talk, and write, then in the 2nd cycle the students’ participation becameincreasing about 19 students (79.16%). 2) The implementation of teaching withthink talk write strategy and the caricature picture can improve students’ abilities inwriting argumentative passage. In the prior action found 2 students (8.33%), in the1st cycle 11 students (45.83%), then in the 2nd cycle 20 students (83.33%). Theaverage of scores reached by students in the per action is 59.58, in the 1st cycle72.20, and in the 2nd cycle 78.79.Key words: writing, writing argumentative passage, think talk write strategy,caricature picture