Abstract

This study attempted to improve students’ English Narrative writing achievement through Film. The objective of study was to find out whether film can improve students’ achievement in writing Narrative Paragraphs. This study was conducted by applying classroom action research which was done in 6 meeting of their English subject. The subject of this study was the second year students (XI –IPA – 2) of SMA Negeri 1 Palipi - Samosir Indonesia. One class was taken as the subject of the study. The number of the students was 30 students. The data of this research were obtained in two cycles, namely cycle 1 and cycle 2. Each cycle consisted of the four steps of an action Research: planning, action, observation and reflection. The instrument for collecting data used writing test from students’ paper writing to write the film talk about as writing tests for the quantitative data and used diary notes, questionnaire sheet, observation sheet and interview for the qualitative data. Based on the writing test result, the students’ score kept improving in every test. The findings indicated that the using of film as a media of learning improved students’ writing achievement. The students’ score significant was improved; the mean of second cycle i.e. 84.3 was higher than the mean of the first cycle i.e. 76.1. Based on diary notes, questionnaire sheet, observation sheet and interview, it was found that teaching learning process ran well. The conclusion was that using of film as a media of learning improved students’ writing achievement.

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