THE USE OF PICTURE SERIES TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL OF GRADE IX-E OF SMP N 8 YOGYAKARTA IN ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2016/2017

Abstract

The objective of this research entitled “The Use of Picture Series to improve students’ writing skill of grade Ninth E of SMP N 8 Yogyakarta” was to know whether or not teaching writing using pictures series as media was effective to improve the students writing ability. The population of this research was 31 students of the Grade Ninth E of SMP N 8 Yogyakarta and the sample was entire population. It was a classroom action research. This research used one qualitative and quantitative method. The instruments used in this research were pretest and posttest. The qualitative data were obtained through the classroom observation and interview. The quantitative data were obtained through the students’ pre-test and post-test. The results of the data analysis showed that: mean score of pretest was 61,06 mean score of posttest was 80,42. It concluded that the use of picture series to students’ writing skill of grade Ninth E of SMP N 8 Yogyakarta was improved. Based on the data analysis above the alternative hypothesis of this research was accepted. After conducting this classroom action research by using picture series as media, the students were able to arrange sentences, state a topic, make paragraph, develop ideas, and finally they can make a text.  It also meant that teaching writing using pictures as media at the Ninth E Grade Students of SMP N 8 Yogyakarta was effective in improving student’s writing ability.