The Use of Short Video to Improve Writing Skill in Argumentative Text of Student Grade X of MAN 2 Palu

Writing is one of the most important skills in studying English because not only is writing an academic skill, but it is also an important skill that translates into any career fields. Research Problem According to the background of the study above, a problem identified as follows: Can the use of short videos help the students of grade X improve their argumentative writing skills Objective of the Research This study is aimed to better understand whether the use of short videos could help students improve their argumentative writing skill. This type of research has a data analysis that is statistically with the aim to test the determined hypothesis.The result of data analysis showed that the value of tcounted was 3.82 and the value of ttable is 2.101. It shown that the tcounted was higher than ttable(3.822.101). It means that the hypothesis of the research was accepted. In other words, the using of short videos can effectively improved the writing skill of grade X students of MA 2 Palu.There was different between students’ writing skill in argumentative text before and after using short videos. After using a short video in the experimental class, it shows that there is an improvement in the experimental class. While in the control class there was no significant improvement as in the class that received treatment (experimental class).