THE EFFECT OF ENGAGE, STUDY, ACTIVATE TECHNIQUE ON STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT.

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THE EFFECT OF ENGAGE, STUDY, ACTIVATE

TECHNIQUE ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT

IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT

A THESIS

Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Sarjana Pendidikan

By :

RAHMADAYANI SARAGIH

Registration Number : 2113121060

ENGLISH EDUCATION AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND ARTS

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

All praise to Allah SWT who always gives her blessing, power, strength and love in her entire life and in terms of her study, especially in completing this thesis entitled “ The Effect of Engage, Study, Activate Technique on Students’ Achievement in Writing Narrative Text” as one of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Pendidikan (S1) at English Department, Faculty of Language and Arts, State University of Medan.

During the process of conducting the research, the researcher had been assisted and supported by many people. This thesis could have not been accomplished without guidance, suggestion, and comment from them, for which the researcher would like to express her sincere appreciation which directed to :

 Prof. Dr. Syawal Gultom., the Rector of State University of Medan.  Dr. Isda Pramuniati, M.Hum., the Dean of Languages and Arts.

 Prof. Dr. Hj. Sumarsih, M.Pd., the Head of English and Literature Department.

 Dra. Meisuri, M.A., the Secretary of English Department.

 Nora Ronita Dewi, S.Pd, S.S, M. Hum., the Head of English Education Program.

 Dra. Masitowarni Siregar, M.Ed., her Thesis Consultant.  Dr. Anni Holila Pulungan, M.Hum., her Thesis Consultant.

 Prof. Amrin Saragih, M.A., Ph.D., Syamsul Bahri, S.S, M.Hum., Dr. Rahmad Husein, M.Ed., her Thesis Reviewers.

 Euis Sri Wahyuningsih, M.Pd., the Academic Staff and Administrative Staff.

 Sir Pantes., the Staff.

 Drs. Pednan Lumban Tombing., the Headmaster of SMPN 1 Sei Rampah.  Suriadi, S.Pd., the English Teacher of SMPN 1 Sei Rampah.

 Her beloved parents., Anas Saragih and Nurlela Purba.

 Her beloved brother and sisters., Harifin Saragih, Maysarah Saragih, Nurasbiah Saragih, S.H, and Mariana Saragih, S.Pd.

 Her lovely friends, Putri Simbolon, Laura Elisabeth Hutapea, Rismauli Aritonang, Nomita Manurung, Raideni Kaloko, Helena Siregar, and Rostina Silalahi.

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Overall, the writer hopes she can give a bit contribution to language education, especially major of English.

Medan, Agustus 2015 The Writer

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ABSTRACT

Saragih, Rahmadayani. 2113121060. The Effect of Engage, Study, Activate Technique on Students’ Achievement in Writing Narrative Text. A Thesis. English Department Faculty of Languages and Arts, State University of Medan. 2015.

This study is aimed at finding out the effect of Engage, Study, Activate technique on students’ achievement in writing narrative text. This research applied experimental design. The instrument used to collect the data was a written test. The population was the 2015/2016 second year students (grade VIII) of SMP N 1 Sei Rampah. There were nine paralel classes that consisted of 30 students. The total number of the population were 270 students. The total number of the sample were 60 students. The researcher selected the sample by choosing only 2 classes by using sampling technique. The sample was divided into two groups, experimental group and control group. The experimental group was taught by applying Engage, Study, Activate technique while the control group was taught without applying Engage, Study, Activate technique. The data were taken by administering the pre-test and post-test to both control and experimental groups. These data were analyzed by using t-test. The result of computing the t-test

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LIST OF TABLES

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Table 1.1. The Score of Writing Narrative Text (below KKM) ... 3

Table 2.1. Social Function of Narrative Text ... 12

Table 3.1. Table of Research Design... 32

Table 4.1. Teaching Procedure for Experimental Group ... 35

Table 4.2. Teaching Procedure for Control Group ... 35

Table 5.1. The Scoring of Writing ... 36

Table 6.1. The Scores of Experimental and Control Group ... 73

Table 7.1. Statistical Analysis for Reliability Coefficient ... 74

Table 8.1. The Scores of Pre-Test, Post-Test, Calculation of Deviation, Mean by the Students of Experimental Group ... 76

Table 8.2. The Scores of Pre-Test, Post-Test, Calculation of Deviation, Mean by the Students of Control Group ... 77

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LIST OF APPENDICES

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Appendix A. Lesson Plan for Experimental Group ... 53

Appendix B. Lesson Plan for Control Group ... 64

Appendix C. The Scores of Experimental and Control Group ... 73

Appendix D. Statistical Analysis for Reliability Coefficient ... 74

Appendix E. The Scores of Pre-Test, Post-Test, Calculation of Deviation, Mean by the Students of Experimental Group ... 76

The Scores of Pre-Test, Post-Test, Calculation of Deviation, Mean by the Students of Control Group ... 77

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CHAPTER V

CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

A. Conclusions

After analyzing the data, it was found that the students’ score in writing

narrative text was significantly affected by applying Engage, Study, Activate

(ESA) technique. The using of ESA technique has improved the students’

narrative writing to be more coherent and grammatical than by using control

group.

As the pre-test and the post-test were done. The students’ scores in

experimental group were more succeed to pass the minimum standard level than

in control group. Therefore, it is concluded that there is a significant effect of

Engage, Study, Activate (ESA) technique on students’ achievement in writing

narrative text

B. Suggestions

Based on the result of the study, the following suggestions are presented :

1. It is suggested that the teacher should choose suitable technique in teaching

writing.

2. It is suggested that the teacher could apply ESA technique in teaching writing.

3. It is suggested that the students can increase their writing, especially writing

THE EFFECT OF ENGAGE, STUDY, ACTIVATE TECHNIQUE ON STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT.