USING PICTURES TO IMPROVE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS ABILITY IN WRITING PROCEDURE TEXT AT SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 03 BANGSRI JEPARA THESIS This Thesis is Submitted to Meet One of the Requirements to Achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education By: MUTHMAINNAH NIM. 06360049 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG 2011 i
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ACKNOWLEDMENT First of all, I would like to thank to Allah SWT, who gives His bless and merciful in my life in giving me spirit to finish my study. I also expresses my deepest thank to Dra. Dwi Poedjiastutie, M.A and Drs. Mas udi, M. Ed for their advice, corrected, motivation and ideas in guiding my thesis until finish. My gratitude also goes to all lectures of English Department of Muhammadiyah University of Malang for knowledges. This gratitude also given to English teachers at SMP Muhammadiyah 03 Bangsri Jepara Mrs. Endang Purwanti S. Pd, and the head master Zainal Abidin, S. Ag who had given me permission to conducting this research. I dedicate my deepest love and sincere to my beloved Mother, Father, Sisters and brothers who give me support and prayers so that this thesis can be completed. For the one who always gives spirit to finish my thesis My Husband thanks for your Love. To all my friends at Manu s kost (Ika, Refi and Yuyun) thanks for your togetherness and kindness. Also my friends at Campus Syukri, Mbak Yuyun, Mae, Murni, Dphot, Mbak Rea, Mbak Rosita, Ani thanks for your help and support. And for all my friends who cannot be mentioned one by one, thank you very much. Malang, April 2011 Muthmainnah iv
TABLE OF CONTENT Page APPROVAL... i LEGALIZATION... ii MOTTO... iii DEDICATION... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT... iv ABSTRACT... v TABLE OF CONTENT... vi CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study... 1 1.2 Statement of the Problems... 3 1.3 Purpose of the Study... 3 1.4 Significance of the Study... 3 1.5 Scope and Limitation... 3 1.6 Definitions of the Key Terms... 4 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Definition of Writing... 5 2.2 Procedure Text... 5 2.3 Picture... 8 2.3.1 The Advantage of Using Picture... 10 2.3.2 The Picture Selection... 10 2.4 Students Ability in Writing... 11 CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research Design... 14 3.2 Setting and Subject of the Study... 16 3.3 Preliminary Observation... 16 3.4 The Procedure of Classroom Action Research... 16 3.4.1 Planning... 16 3.4.2 Action... 17 v
3.4.2.a Vocabularies... 17 3.4.2.b Example of Sentence... 18 3.4.2.c Example of Paragraph... 18 3.4.3 Observation... 19 3.4.4 Reflection... 19 3.5 Research Instrument... 19 3.5.1 Observation... 19 3.5.1.a Cycle 1... 19 3.5.1.b Cycle 2... 20 3.5.2 Test... 20 3.6 Data Collection... 21 3.7 Data Analysis... 22 CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 4.1 The Preliminary Observation... 23 4.2The Result of CAR... 24 4.2.1 Cycle 1... 24 4.2.2 Cycle 2... 28 4.3 Discussion... 30 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS 5.1 Conclusions... 33 5.2 Suggestions... 34 REFERENCES APPENDIXES vi
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