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INCREASING STUDENTS’ RECOUNT TEXT WRITING
ABILITY THROUGH GUIDING QUESTIONS TECHNIQUE AT
THE FIRST SEMESTER OF THE EIGHTH GRADE
OF SMP NEGERI 5 PRINGSEWU
(A CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH)
By SUKENDAR
Submitted in a Partial Fulfillment of The Requirement for S-1 Degree
In
The Language and Arts Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty
LAMPUNG UNIVERSITY BANDAR LAMPUNG
CURRICULUM VITAE
The writer’s name is Sukendar. He was born in Lampung Selatan, July 25th 1966. He is the second son of harmonious couple Mad Sodri and Sutijem. He has two
daughters named Ayu Pratikta Sari and Ivana and a son named Aditya Dwi
Setyadi. He entered SD N 1 Sidoharjo in 1974. Having graduated from the
Elementary School in 1980, he went to SMP Persiapan Pringsewu and graduated
in 1983. He finished his High School at SPG Xaverius Pringsewu and graduated
in 1986. He finished Diploma 2 of Lampung University in 1989.
In this year, he was registered as an S-1 dalam jabatan student of Lampung
University at English Education Program of Teacher Training and Education
Faculty in 2010, he carried on Teaching Practice Program (PPL) at SMPN 5
CONTENT List of Tables………... List of Appendices……….
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A. Background of the Problem………. B. Formulation of the Problem………. C. Objectives of the Research………... D. Uses of the Research……… E. Scope of the Research……….. F. Definition of Terms………..
II. FRAME OF THEORIES
A. Concept Writing………... B. Concept of Paragraph Writing……….. C. Concept of Recount Text……….. D. Concept of Teacher’s Performance………... ….. E. Concept of Guiding Questions Technique……….…….. F. Correlation between Guiding Questions Technique and Recount
Text……….. G. Teaching Writing……….. H. Procedure of Teaching Recount Text through Guiding Questions. I. Advantages and Disadvantages of using Guiding Questions……..
III. METHOD OF CLSSROOM ACTION RESEARCH
A. Concept of Classroom Action Research………... B. Setting of the Research……….
C. Subject of the Research……… D. Research Procedure……….. E. Material and Teacher’s Training Procedure……... F. Indicator of the Research………. G. Instrument of the Research………... H. Data Analysis………...
IV. RESULT OF THE RESEARCH
A. Cycle I
V. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendices
1. Example of Recount Text……… 2. Lesson Plan 1………... 3. Lesson Plan 2………... 4. Observation Sheet of Students Activities Cycle I ………... 5. Observation Sheet of Students Activities Cycle II ……….. 6. Teacher Observation Form Cycle I ………. 7. Teacher Observation Form Cycle II ……… 8. Result of Cycle I ………... 9. Result of Cycle II ……… 10. Surat Keterangan Mahasiswa ………... 11. Surat Keterangan Izin Penelitian ……….. 12. Surat Keterangan Telah Mengadakan Penelitian………. 13. The Example of Students’ Recount Text Writing ………
LIST OF TABLES
Tables
1. Marking Composition……… ……… 2. Specification of writing test………. 3. Students’ writing score Cycle I……… 4. Students’ score in each component of writing at Cycle I……… 5. Observation format result in cycle I……… 6. Observation format result in cycle II ...……… 7. Students’ score in each component of writing at Cycle I and Cycle II… 8. Observation format result in Cycle I and Cycle II ...………. 9. Graph of students' writing score in cycle I and II……… 10. Students’ score in each component of writing at Cycle 1 and Cycle II….. 11. The students’ activity score in cycle I and cycle II………. 12. Aspects teacher’s performance developed by guiding questions
technique at cycle I and cycle II………. 13. Figure 2 The Cycle of Classroom Action Research ……….
MOTTO
ADMITTED BY
1.
Examination Committee
Chairperson : Hery Yufrizal, M.A., Ph.D.
...
Examiner : Drs.
Basturi Hasan, M.Pd..
...
Secretary : Budi Kadaryanto, S.Pd., M.A. ...
2.
The Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty
Dr. H. Bujang Rahman, M.Si.
NIP 19600315 198503 1 003
DEDICATION
The script is proudly dedicated to:
His beloved parents who keep on praying for my success and life
His beloved wife
His beloved daughters and son
His beloved friends
Research Title : INCREASING STUDENTS’ RECOUNT TEXT WRITING ABILITY THROUGH GUIDING QUESTIONS TECHNIQUE AT THE FIRST SEMESTER OF THE EIGHTH GRADE OF SMP NEGERI 5 PRINGSEWU
Student’s name : SUKENDAR
Student’s number : 1013107008
Department : Language and Arts Education
Program Study : English Education
Faculty : Teacher Training and Education
APPROVED BY
Advisory Committee
Advisor 1 Advisor 2
Hery Yufrizal, M.A., Ph.D. Budi Kadaryanto, S.Pd., M.A.
NIP 19600719 198511 1 001 NIP 19810326 200501 1 002
The Head of Language and Arts Education Department
Drs. Imam Rejana, M.Si.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulillah, praise to Allah SWT the Beneficent and Merciful, Who has given mercies, blessing, and everything to the writer in finishing his script, entitled
“Increasing Students’ Recount Text Writing Ability through Guiding Writing in
the Form of Guiding Questions Technique at the First Semester of the Eighth Grade of SMPN 5 Pringsewu”. This script is submitted as compulsory fulfillment of requirement for SI degree of English departement at Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Lampung University. It is necessary to be known that this script would never have come into existence without any supports, encouregement, and assistence by serveral outstanding people and institutions. Therefore. The writer would like to address his respect and gratitude to the following:
1. Hery Yufrizal, M.A., Ph.D., as his first advisor who has guided the writer
patiently in writing the script. His deep gratitude is also extended to Budi Kadaryanto, S.Pd., M.A., as his second advisor, who has given him expertise and guidance in writing this scientific script and invaluable teaching experience.
2. Drs. Basturi Hasan, M.Pd., as his examiner who has given suggestion and
critics to the script. It will be hard for the writer to make the script becomes perfect without his contributions.
3. Dra. Siti Tatiana., as the Headmaster of SMPN 5 Pringsewu for allowing
4. Prof. Dr. Patuan Raja, M.Pd., as the writer’s academic advisor.
5. Prof. Dr. Cucu Sutarsyah, M.A., the Head of English Study Program.
6. Drs. Imam Rejana, M.Si., the Chairperson of Language and Arts Education
Department.
7. Drs. Bujang Rahman, M.Si., the Dean of Teacher Training and Education
Faculty.
8. Drs. Imam Rejana, M.Si., the Chairperson of Language and Arts Education
Departement.
9. All lectures in English Department for their invaluable teaching.
10. The writer beloved parents Mad Sodri and Sutijem. Thanks for their
patience and willingness to wait for the writer’s gradution. His sincere thanks and love are also dedicated to his children; Ayu Pratikta Sari, Aditya Dwi Setyadi, and Ivana.
11. My beloved comrades Eng’10 of English Departement. His thankfulness is
also due to his discussion group; Amat Fatoni, Sukisman, Akhilah, Kuswoyo, Dedi, Herlina.
12. Anyone that cannot be mentioned directly or indirectly who has helped the
writer in completing this script. The writer does appreciate any opinion and suggestion for the improvement of this script,
Bandar Lampung, March 2012 The writer,
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