IMPROVING STUDENT’S SKILL IN WRITING PROCEDURE TEXT USING PICTURE SERIES ON THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS AT SMA N 2 YOGYAKARTA IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017

Abstract

This study was conducted to improve the students’ skill in writing procedure text in the eleventh grade of  XI PMIIA 5 class of SMA N 2 Yogyakarta  academic year 2016/2017 by using picture series. The subject of this study was consisted of 32 students’ XI PMIIA  class. The researcher and the collaborator were collaborated in conducting study. The researcher was as a teacher and the collaborator as observer.The researcher taught procedure writing through picture series. This study was conducted following procedures of the action research: planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The study was carried out in two cycles. Each cycle consisted of three meetings. The data were conducting   in this study through pre test and post test. The results of the study showed that there was improvement of the students’ skill in writing procedure text through pictures series. The results of the study showed that there was improvement of the students’ skill in writing procedure text by using pictures series . Most of the students gradually gained good scores at the second cycle. The score of Minimum Master Criterion (Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal) of English lesson is 75. The students’ mean score in the preliminary study was 60.72. The mean score in the first cycle was 75.34. The mean score in the second cycle was 81.53. Besides, it showed that there were 56.25 % of students passed the KKM in the first cycle and 81.25 % students achieved the KKM in the second cycle. It meant that this study had been reached the criteria of success; 75 % students could pass the KKM. Moreover, the class condition during teaching learning process was also better in every cycle. In addition, there was a positive response from the English teacher and the students about implementing the action. So, It could be concluded that picture series to improve students’ skill in writing procedure text