This research is entitled “A Study on the Ability of the Second Year Students of SMK Taruna Pekanbaru in Writing Recount Texts”. This descriptive research aims to find out the ability level of the second year students of SMK Taruna Pekanbaru in writing recount texts. The population of this research are the second year students of SMK Taruna Pekanbaru. The number of sample is 21 students who…