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IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SKILL IN WRITING NARRATIVE

TEXT THROUGH ANIMATION MOVIES

(A Classroom Action Research at the Eighth Grade Students of SMPN 2 Klego

in the Academic Year of 2011/2012)

By:

RIFKI DWI ANANTO MARTONO

X2210023

A THESIS

Submitted to the Teacher Training and Education Faculty of

Sebelas Maret University to Fulfill One of the Requirements for

Getting the Undergraduate Degree of Education

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY

SURAKARTA

2013


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PRONOUNCEMENT

This is to certify that I myself write this thesis entitled “Improving Students‟ Ability

in Writing Narrative Text through Animation Movies (A Classroom Action Research in the

Eighth Grade Students of SMP Negeri 2 Klego in the Academic Year of 2011/2012)”.

It is not plagiarism or made by others. Anything related to others‟ work is written in quotation,

the source of which is listed on the bibliography.

If then this pronouncement proves wrong, I am ready to accept any academic

punishment, including the withdrawal or cancellation of my academic degree.

Surakarta, 17 January 2013

Rifki Dwi Ananto Martono

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ABSTRACT

Rifki Dwi Ananto Martono. X2210023, “IMPROVING STUDENTS‟ ABILITY IN

WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT THROUGH ANIMATION MOVIES (A

Classroom Action Research in the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Negeri 2 Klego in the

Academic Year of 2011/2012)”. A thesis. Surakarta:Teacher Training and Education

Faculty. Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, 2012.

The objectives of the research are: (1) to identify whether or not animation

movies can improve the students‟ writing skill; and (2) to describe the class situation

when animation movies implemented.

The research was carried out at SMP Negeri 2 Klego. It was conducted from

April 2012 up to May 2012. The subject of the research was the students of class VIII D

of SMP Negeri 2 Klego in the academic year of 2011/2012. The research was conducted in

two cycles: four meetings in the first cycle and three meetings in the second cycle. It

was optimized the use of animation movies as the media for teaching writing.

There are two kinds of data: qualitative data and quantitative data. The

qualitative data are collected through observation, interview, and questionnaire. The

quantitative data are collected using test. The quantitative data are analyzed through

descriptive statistic technique including pretest, test in cycle 1, and post test.

The research findings show that the use of animation movies can improve

students‟ writing skill and class situation. The improvement of students‟ writing skill

includes: (1) the students organized their ideas coherently using appropriate generic

structure of narrative; (2) the students used more appropriate vocabularies; (3) the

students wrote their naratives in grammatically correct sentences; (4) the students used

spellings and punctuations correctly in their composition. The class situation also improves

which includes: (1) students were active and creative, they paid attention to the

teacher‟s explanation; (2) they did all exercises given by the teacher. In addition, the

students‟ mean score improved. It could be seen from their writing mean score of pre-test,

post test in cycle 1, and cycle 2, that is 68.91, 73.12, and 76.71 respectively the last mean

score is higher than KKM which is 74.00.

Finally, it could be concluded that the use of animation movies could improve the

students‟ writing skill and the class situation. Based on such findings as presented above,

the researcher expects that animation movies could be used in other writing classes.

Key words: writing comprehension, animation movies.


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THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSULTANTS

This thesis has been approved by the consultants to be examined by the Board of Thesis

Examiners of the English Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Sebelas

Maret University Surakarta.

Day : Friday

Date : January 18th, 2013

Approved by:

First Consultant,

Second Consultant,

Dr. Abdul Asib, M.Pd

195203071980031005

Drs. Muh. Asrori, M.Pd

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THE APPROVAL OF THE EXAMINERS

This thesis has been examined by the Board of Thesis Examiners of Teacher Training

and Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret University and has been accepted as a

partial fulfillment of the requirements for getting the Undergraduate Degree of Education in

English.

Day : Wednesday

Date : January 30th, 2013

Boards of Examiners:

1. Chairperson

Endang Setyaningsih, S. Pd., M. Hum ...........................

198005132003122002

2. Secretary

Dra. Dewi Rochsantiningsih, M.Ed., Ph.D . ..........................

196009181987022001

3. First examiner

Dr. Abdul Asib, M.Pd ...........................

195203071980031005

4. Second examiner

Drs. Muh. Asrori, M.Pd ...........................

196010151987021001

Teacher Training and Education Faculty

Sebelas Maret University

Dean,

Prof. Dr. M. Furqon Hidayatulloh, M.Pd

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MOTTO

“A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who

sees before others see” (Arsene Wenger)


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DEDICATION

I would like to dedicate this thesis for:

My beloved parents

Thanks for your love and guidance


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin. Praise to Allah SWT who has given His blessing to me so that

I can complete the writing of this thesis. In this occasion, I would like to express his deepest

gratitude and appreciation to the following:

1. Prof. Dr. M. Furqon Hidayatullah, M.Pd. the Dean of Teacher Training and Education

Faculty, for his approval of this thesis.

2. Dr. Muhammad Rohmadi, M.Hum., the Head of the Art and Language Education, and

Endang Setyaningsih, S.Pd. M.Hum, the Head of English Department of Teacher Training

and Education Faculty, for their advice and their approval of this thesis.

3. Dr. Abdul Asib, M.Pd. as the first consultant and Drs. Muh. Asrori, M.Pd as the second

consultant for his patience and guidance during the process of writing this thesis. The

readiness in helping me when they were very busy with their task from institution was

really invaluable, I believes that without their guidance, support, and supervision, I cannot

finish this thesis.

4. Drs. Jiyanta, M.M . the Headmaster of SMP Negeri 2 Klego for facilitating me in

collecting the data

5. Sumarno, S. Pd. the English teacher of SMP Negeri 2 Klego, for helping me to do the

research.

6. The VIII D students of SMP Negeri 2 Klego who had participated well during the

research.

Nothing in this world is perfect, and this thesis is not an exception. Therefore, I

hope and accept every comments and suggestions. Finally, I expect that this thesis will be

beneficial for those who read it.

Surakarta, January 2013

Rifki Dwi Ananto Martono

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE............................................................................................................. i

PRONOUNCEMENT.................................................................................... ii

ABSTRACT.................................................................................................... iii

THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSULTANTS.............................................. iv

THE APPROVAL OF THE EXAMINERS................................................... v

MOTTO.......................................................................................................... vi

DEDICATION................................................................................................

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT..............................................................................

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TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................ ix

LIST OF APPENDICES................................................................................ xi

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION..................................................................... 1

A.Background of the Study.................................................................. 1

B. Formulation of the Problems......................................................... 3

C.The Objectives of the Study............................................................. 3

D.The Benefits of the Study................................................................. 3

CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW........................................................ 5

A.Review on Writing Skill.................................................................. 5

1. The Definition of Writing Skill.............................................. 5

2. The Purpose of Writing.......................................................... 5

3. Writing Skill........................................................................... 6

4. The Process of Writing.......................................................... 9

5. Scoring Rubric of Writing..................................................... 10

6. Construct of Writing............................................................... 10

B. Review of Narrative Text................................................................ 11

1.The Definition of Narrative text.............................................. 11

2.Generic Structure of Narrative text.......................................... 12

3. Language Features of Narrative text....................................... 12

C.Review on Animation movie........................................................... 13

1.Definition of Movie................................................................. 13

2.Types of Movie........................................................................ 14

3.Definition of Animation Movie............................................... 14

4. Teaching Writing by Using Animation Movies...................... 15

D. Rationale....................................................................................... 17

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY........................................... 18

A. Context of the Study..................................................................... 18

B. Research Method............................................................................ 18

C. Action Research Procedure............................................................ 21

D. Techniques of Collecting Data...................................................... 22

E. Techniques of Analyzing Data....................................................... 24

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION.................... 27

A. Research Findings.......................................................................... 27

1. Situation Prior to the Research........................................... 27

2. Implementing the Action Research..................................... 29

a. Cycle 1.................................................................. 29

b. Cycle 2.................................................................. 36

3. Summary of Research Findings.......................................... 37

B. Discussion.................................................................................... 43

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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION, IMPLICATION AND SUGGESTION........ 46

A.Conclusion..................................................................................... 46

B. Implication.................................................................................... 47

C. Suggestion..................................................................................... 47

BIBLIOGRAPHY........................................................................................... 48

APPENDICES................................................................................................ 50


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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 01. List of students‟ name.............................................................. 50

Appendix 02. Transcript of pre research interview with teacher.................... 51

Appendix 03. Transcript of pre research interview with student (Anisa)....... 53

Appendix 04. Transcript of pre research interview with student (Uut).......... 54

Appendix 05. Transcript of pre research interview with student (Teza)........ 55

Appendix 06. Sample of students‟ questionnaire.......................................... 56

Appendix 07. Recapitulation of students' pre test scores.............................. 57

Appendix 08. Lesson plan cycle 1................................................................. 58

Appendix 09. The example of post test writing cycle 1................................ 68

Appendix 10. Recapitulation of students' post test scores cycle 1................ 69

Appendix 11. Lesson plan cycle 2................................................................ 70

Appendix 12. The example of post test writing cycle 2................................ 78

Appendix 13. Recapitulation of students' post test scores cycle 2................. 79

Appendix 14. Field note................................................................................. 80

Appendix 15. Schedule.................................................................................. 86

Appendix 16. Site-plan.................................................................................. 87

Appendix 17. Legalization............................................................................. 88

Appendix 18. Photograph.............................................................................. 92


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LIST OF TABLE

Table 2.1 The Scoring Rubric of Writing....................................................... 10

Table 3.1. Research Schedule......................................................................... 18

Table 4.1. The Improvement of The Writing Indicators................................. 34

Table 4.2. The Improvement of the Indicators of Writing, Pre-test, Post-test Cycle 1

and Post-test Cycle 2........................................................

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