This development research is motivated by the limitations of utilizing media in learning activities and delivering materials by teachers, especially in the teaching of Indonesian language and the practice of writing short texts. This research aims to develop a valid, practical, and effective visual daily journal media for the short text writing skills of second-grade elementary school students. The research follows the ADDIE method, which consists of five stages: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. The study involved a small-scale pilot with 10 students and a large-scale trial with 23 students. The instruments used were test sheets, teacher and student response questionnaires. The material validation result reached 87%, while the media validation reached 97%. The small-scale trial resulted in an N Gain score of 0.8, while the large-scale trial achieved 0.7. The effectiveness based on the teacher questionnaire reached 87%, with an average student response percentage of 88.5%. The student response questionnaire indicated an average score of 91.5%, while the teacher response questionnaire reached 100%. Based on the high validity, effectiveness, and practicality, it can be concluded that the visual daily journal media is highly valid, effective, and practical for teaching short text writing to second-grade elementary school students.

Keywords: development, illustrated diary, writing skills short text