IMPROVING STUDENTS NARRATIVE READING
SKILL THROUGH SNOWBALL THROWING
(
A Classroom Action
Research
with
the
Eight
Grade Students of
SMP N 30 Semarang in the Academic Year of 2010/2011)
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for Gaining the Degree of Bachelor in English Language Education
By:
ANISATUS SA’ADAH
Student’s Number: 073411026
EDUCATION FACULTY
2011
THESIS PROJECT STATEMENT
I am, the student with the following identity: Name : Anisatus Sa’adah Student Number : 073411026
Department : English Language Education
certify that this is definitely my own work. I am completely responsible for the content of this thesis. Other writer’s opinions or findings included in the thesis are quoted or cited in accordance with ethical standards.
Semarang, December 13th 2011
The Writer,
Anisatus Sa’adah
ABSTRACT snowball throwing. The study is aimed at responding the following questions: (1) how is the implementation of improving students’ narrative reading to eight grade students of SMP N 30 Semarang in the academic year of 2010/2011 through snowball throwing?, (2) How is the improvement of students’ narrative reading skill to eight grade students of SMP N 30 Semarang in the academic year of 2010/2011 after being taught by using snowball throwing?
The study shows at: (1) to describe the implementation of teaching narrative reading skill to eight grade students of SMP N 30 Semarang in the academic year of 2010/2011 through snowball throwing. (2) To identify the improvement of students’ narrative reading skill to eight grade students of SMP N 30 Semarang in the academic year of 2010/2011 after being taught by using snowball throwing.
This study is a classroom action research that was done in three cycles. Data collection had done using observation, test and interview. To analyze the data, descriptive quantitative analysis is used; it is to present result study in the form of descriptive explanation. Statistic analysis is used to analyze the data about the improvement of students’ narrative reading skill.
Result of the study shows that by using snowball throwing in teaching reading skill at SMP N 30 Semarang students narrative reading skill can improve. This successfulness can be seen from the result of students’ average score and good responses by students. The result after getting all of treatment using snowball throwing, the students’ average score increased in line with the increase of students score in each cycle. Students’ average score from the first cycle was 69, 6, second cycle was 75 and third cycle was 78, 11.
Based on the result of this study, it is expected to be information for English teacher in teaching reading skill.
MOTTO
“Allah does not change a soul with more than it can bear.” (Al-Baqarah: 286)1
DEDICATION
1. My beloved father and mother who always support emotionally and materially with prayer, love and patience.
2. My beloved sister and brothers who always support and motivate the writer to finish this thesis.
3. My beloved nephews and nieces who always support and motivate the writer to finish this thesis.
4. All my friends in 2007 graduated, especially class TBI A that cannot be mentioned one by one for their support and help in finishing this project.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulillah, I would like to express my deepest gratitude by saying thank to Allah for the blessing and mercy given to me, so that I could compose and finish this thesis.
Peace and salutation are always sent to the Prophet Muhammad SAW who has brought us from the Jahilliyah era to the Islamic era.
I realize that this thesis would not have come to its final form without generous help, support, advice and prayers of others. Many people have helped and contributed their ideas and time in completing this thesis and it would be impossible to mention all of them. However, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude and appreciation to:
1. Dr. Sujai, M.Ag. as the Dean of Tarbiyah faculty.
2. Siti Tarwiyah, M.Hum as the head of English Department.
3. M. Nafi’ Annury, M.Pd as the first advisor and Drs. Mahfud Junaedi, M.Ag as the second advisor, for their patience in providing careful guidance, helpful corrections, very good advice as well as suggestion and encouragement during the consultation.
4. Lectures in English Department of Tarbiyah Faculty for valuable knowledge, guidance and advices during the years of my study.
5. Drs.Al Bekti Wisnu Tomo,MM as the headmaster of SMP N 30 Semarang who had allow me carry out the research in his school. Jumino, S.Pd as the English teacher of grade VIIIG who helped me in conducting the research, and students of class G of 8th grade, thanks for the cooperation.
6. Library official who always give good service related with the references in this thesis. So that, the writer could do this thesis well.
Hopefully, Allah SWT always blesses them all and writes their kindness as worship. Amin.
b. Purposes and Reasons of
a. Definition of Cooperative Learning ……… 17
b. Basic Principles of Cooperative Learning … 18 c. Snowball Throwing is One of Cooperative Learning………. 19
C. Hypothesis ………. 21
Chapter III : Research Method ……… 22
A. Research Design ……… 22
B. Research Setting ………. 25
E. Data Collection Technique ………. 34
F. Data Analysis Technique ……… 35
G. Achievement Indicator ………... 36
Chapter IV : Research Finding and Discussion ………. 37
A. Implementation of Snowball Throwing in Teaching Reading Narrative Text ……… 37
B. Discussion ……… 46
Chapter V : Conclusion and Suggestion ………66
A. Conclusion and Suggestion ………66
B. Closing ……… 67
References Appendices
LIST OF TABLE
Table 1 Research journal in classroom action research, 25. Table 2 the result of the pre cycle, 47-49.
Table 3 the percentages of pre cycle, 49-50. Table 4 the result of the first cycle, 51-53. Table 5 the percentages of first cycle, 53-54. Table 6 the result of the second cycle, 55-57. Table 7 the percentages of second cycle, 57. Table 8 the result of the third cycle, 58-60. Table 9 the percentages of third cycle, 60-61.
LIST OF PICTURE
Picture 1 Classroom Action Research, 23. Picture 2 Diagram of the Whole Test, 62.
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix 1 Name list of students SMP N 30 Semarang in the academic year of 2010/2011
Appendix 2 Observation scheme in 1st cycle
Appendix 3 Observation scheme in 2nd cycle
Appendix 4 Observation scheme in 3rd cycle
Appendix 5 Aspect observed
