Improving The Eighth Grade Students’ Achievement In Writing Recount Text by Using Fotonovela at MTS Negeri 1 Lumajang

Abstract

This classroom action research was intended to improve VIII F achievement in writing recount text by using fotonovela at MTs Negeri 1 Lumajang. The Preliminary study was conducted in the form of interview with the English teacher of MTs Negeri 1 Lumajang. It was known that the eighth grade students of MTs Negeri 1 Lumajang, especially VIII F still had difficulty in writing a recount text. They needed to have an effort to make good writing because they got difficulty in finding ideas, constructing ideas, expressing ideas. There were only 44.11% students from 34 students who got ≥77. Thus, the researcher tried to overcome the problem by using fotonovela in teaching writing a recount text. The study was done in two cycles to check the consistency of the research result. Each cycle covered two meetings of the action implementation and one meeting for administering the test. Besides, the observation checklist consisted of 5 indicators, namely 1) Students identified the social function, the generic structures and language features of recount text; 2) Students asked the question how to write recount text based on fotonovela; 3) Students rewrite jumble sentences into a good recount text; 4) Students wrote a recount text based on fotonovela given. The students were categorized as active if three indicators or more were performed. The observation results in Cycle 1 in the first meeting showed that there were 76.47% or 26 students of 34 students who participated actively during teaching learning process. In the second meeting, there were 82.35% or 28 students of 34 students who were actively participating during teaching and learning process of writing. The average results of the students’ participation in Meeting 1 and Meeting 2 of Cycle 1 was 79.41%. Besides, the results of writing test in the Cycle 1 showed there were 79.41 or 27 students of 34 students achieved the target score ≥77 and 20.59% or 7 students of 34 got ≤77. In other words, Cycle 1 fulfilled the criteria of success because 75% of students achieved the research criteria. Then, the action was still continued to Cycle 2 to check the consistency of the students’ writing achievement and their active participation. The result of Cycle 2 showed much better result. In the first meeting there were 88.23% or 30 students of 34 students who participated actively during teaching learning process. In the second meeting there were 91.17% or 31 students of 34. The average results of the students’ participation in meeting 1 and meeting 2 of the Cycle 2 was 89.70%. Besides, the results of writing test in the Cycle 2 showed there were 82.35% or 28 students of 34 students achieved the target score ≥77 and 17.65% or 6 students of 34 got ≤77. The results of the students writing test consistency increased from 79.41% in the Cycle 1 to 82.35% in the Cycle 2. Based on the result above, it can be concluded that the use of fotonovela could improve VIII F active participation and writing achievement.