| dc.description.abstract | This classroom action research was conducted in order to improve the
narrative writing achievement of the XI grade students at SMA Muhammadiyah 2
Genteng in the academic year 2010/2011. The intention of this research was to
improve the students’ narrative writing achievement that covered vocabulary,
grammar, content, and mechanics.
The subjects of this classroom action research were class XI IPS-2 that
was determined purposively. Class XI IPS-2 was chosen as the respondents
because they had some problems in writing narrative. Moreover, the result of
pretest showed that their average score in writing was low that was 60.
A collaborative classroom action research was implemented to achieve the
purpose. The research consisted of two cycles, in which each cycle covered four
main stages including: preparation of the action, implementation of the action,
classroom observation and evaluation, and also reflection of the action. Then,
each cycle was conducted in three meetings. The primary data about the students’
writing achievement were gained from the writing test that analyzed by
percentage formula. Meanwhile, the supporting data were gathered from
observation of students’ participation and field note of the implementation of the
action were analyzed descriptively.
The result of the average score of the writing test in the first cycle was M=
62.81. This result had not achieved the standard average score requirement in this
research that was 65. Moreover, only 44.6% of the research subjects reached the
targeted score. Besides, based on the classroom observation that was done in the
first cycle, it was found that the students’ involvement in the process of writing activities was 37.58%. In this case, the students’ involvement had not fulfilled the
requirement that was 70%. Therefore, the actions were proceeded to the second
cycle by revising the first action cycle, such as: giving an easier narrative text,
helping students by giving some new vocabularies from the movie, explaining
more about past tense so they could construct sentences and giving writing task by
developing the information of the movie’s story into paragraph.
The result of the average score of the writing test in the second cycle
improved from M = 62.81 achieved by 44.6% of students up to M= 65.10
achieved by 70.21% of students. This result had achieved the standard average
score requirement that was 65. Besides, the students’ involvement in the process
of writing activities was better that was 70.20%. In this case, the students’
involvement had fulfilled the requirement that was 70%.
Based on the results, it could be concluded that teaching narrative writing
through movie could improve the XI grade students’ narrative writing
achievement at SMA Muhammadiyah 2 Genteng in the academic year 2010/2011
done in two cycles. Then, it is suggested to the English teacher to apply movie as
the alternative in teaching narrative writing in which the purpose is to help
students find ideas and develop it into paragraph easier. | en_US |
