IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT THROUGH SILENT MOVIE “LARVA” (A Classroom Action Research at the Students of Tenth Grade of MA Daarul Hikmah in Academic Year 2019/2020) A Skripsi Presented to the faculty of Educational Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of S.Pd. (S1) in English Education By: Ayu Fitri Anjani 11150140000062 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION FACULTY OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY JAKARTA 2020 APPROVAL SHEET IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT THROUGH SILENT MOVIE “LARVA (A Classroom Action Research at the Students of Tenth Grade of MA Daarul Hikmah in Academic Year 2019/2020) A Skripsi Presented to the faculty of Educational Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of S.Pd. (S1) in English Education By: Ayu Fitri Anjani 11150140000062 Approved by i ENDORSEMENT SHEET ii STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY iii ABSTRACT Ayu Fitri Anjani (11150140000062). Improving Students’ Writing Narrative Text through Silent Movie “Larva” (A Classroom Action Research at the Students of Tenth Grade of MA Daarul Hikmah in Academic Year 2019/2020). A Skripsi of Department of English Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, 2020. Advisor I : Drs. Syauki, M.Pd. Advisor II : Yenny Rahmawati, M.Ed. Keywords : Silent Movie, Larva Cartoon, Narrative Text, Writing Ability The objective of the research was to know the implementation of silent movie “Larva” in improving students’ writing narrative text. The subject of this research was X MIA students of MA Daarul Hikmah consisted of 21 students. In conducting this research, the writer used classroom action research design by Kurt Lewin and was implemented in two cycles where the phases in every cycle consisted of; planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The data were gotten through qualitative methods that was supported by the students’ writing tests results. To collect the qualitative data, the instruments used were interview guidelines and the observation checklist. The interview was addressed to the students and the English teacher, meanwhile the observation was done by the English teacher using the observation checklist. As the observer, she observed the class condition, students’ responses, and the teacher’s performance in the teaching learning process. Besides that, it had been also conducted three tests, which was pre- test, post-test 1, and post-test 2 to support the qualitative data. After analysing and evaluating the data gotten, the results were; the interview results showed the positive response and their excitement on the silent movie “Larva” as the media of teaching and learning writing narrative text. Besides, the result of observation checklist showed that there was improvement on students’ teaching learning process where the students had participated and communicated well in the individual learning or even group work. Besides, they were also more excited on the learning. The data gotten from the interview guidelines and the observation checklist were supported by the result of students’ writing tests. The KKM of the English lesson was 74. Here, the result of pre- test showed that students who had reached the KKM were 23.80% or 5 students with the mean score was 65.90. On the post-test 1, the number of students who had reached the KKM was increased becoming 42.85% or 9 students with the mean score was 72.09. Meanwhile on the post-test 2, the number of students who had reached the KKM was 76.19% or 16 students with the mean score was 76.28. In short, it could be concluded that students’ writing ability of narrative text could improve through silent movie “Larva”. iv ABSTRAK Ayu Fitri Anjani (11150140000062). Improving Students’ Writing Narrative Text through Silent Movie “Larva” (A Classroom Action Research at the Students of Tenth Grade of MA Daarul Hikmah in Academic Year 2019/2020). A Skripsi of Department of English Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, 2020. Dosen Pembimbing I : Drs. Syauki, M.Pd. Dosen Pembimbing II : Yenny Rahmawati, M.Ed. Kata Kunci: Film Bisu, Kartun Larva, Teks Naratif, Kemampuan Menulis Siswa Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengimplementasian film bisu “Larva” dalam meningkatkan kemampuan menulis teks naratif siswa. Subjek penelitian ini adalah kelas X MIA MA Daarul Hikmah yang terdiri dari 21 siswa. Dalam melaksanakan penelitian ini, penulis menggunakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas dari desain Kurt Lewin dan mengimplementasikannya ke dalam dua siklus dengan langkah-langkahnya yang terdiri dari; perencanaan, pelaksanaan, pengamatan, dan refleksi. Pengambilan data diperoleh melalui metode kualitatif yang didukung dengan hasil tes menulis siswa. Untuk mengumpulkan data kualitatif, instrumen yang digunakan adalah dengan menggunakan panduan wawancara dan lembar pengamatan. Wawancara ditujukan kepada siswa dan guru Bahasa Inggris, sementara pengamatan telah dilakukan oleh guru Bahasa Inggris dengan menggunakan lembar observasi. Sebagai pengamat, guru Bahasa Inggris mengamati kondisi kelas, respon siswa, dan proses pengajaran yang dilakukan oleh peneliti. Di samping itu juga telah dilakukan tes sebanyak tiga kali, yakni pre-test, post-test 1, dan post-test 2 untuk mendukung data kualitatif. Setelah menganalisa dan mengevaluasi data yang diperoleh, hasilnya antara lain; wawancara guru dan siswa menunjukkan bahwa adanya respon positif dan ketertarikan pada film bisu “Larva” sebagai media pembelajaran teks naratif. Di samping itu, hasil dari lembar observasi menunjukkan bahwa siswa mengalami peningkatan dalam proses pembelajaran, di mana siswa sudah berpartisipasi dan berinteraksi dengan baik di dalam pembelajaran individu maupun kelompok. Siswa juga lebih antusias terhadap proses pembelajaran. Data yang diperoleh dari wawancara dan lembar pengamatan didukung oleh hasil test menulis siswa. Standar KKM untuk pelajaran Bahasa Inggris adalah 74. Berikut, hasil dari pre-test menunjukkan bahwa siswa yang dapat mencapai KKM adalah sebanyak 23.80% atau 5 siswa dengan rata- rata skor, yakni 65.90. Pada post-test 1, jumlah siswa yang mencapai standar KKM meningkat menjadi 42.85% atau 9 siswa dengan rata-rata skor, yakni 72.09. Sementara itu, pada post-test 2, siswa yang mencapai standar KKM adalah sebanyak 76.19% atau 16 siswa dengan rata-rata skor, yakni 76.28. Singkatnya, dapat disimpulkan bahwa kemampuan menulis teks naratif siswa dapat meningkat melalui film bisu “Larva”. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT اَ ٌع ْوذُ بِاهللِ ِم َن ا َّش ْي َطا ِن ال َّر ِج ْي ِم بِ ْس ِم ََّّللاِ ال َّر ْح م ِن ال َّر ِح ْي ِم I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan’s temptation In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. All praises be to Allah, the Lord of the World who has given His Mercy and Blessing upon the writer in completing this Skripsi entitled “Improving Students’ Writing Narrative Text through Silent Movie “Larva”” (A Classroom Action Research at the Students of Tenth Grade of MA Daarul Hikmah in Academic Year 2019/2020). Peace and salutation always be upon the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, his family, his companions, and his faithful followers. First and foremost, the writer would thank to her parents, Ayah and Mama for their love and support throughout the life. Thank for giving the writer strength and endless praying to reach this stage of life. In this life’s journey, the writer realized that Ayah and Mama’s words were right all long. Thank for hearing the pain when everyone else ignored it. Here, the writer would not forget to express her deepest gratitude and the greatest honour to her research supervisors, Drs. Syauki, M.Pd., and Yenny Rahmawati, M.Ed. for the compassion, patience, time and advice in guiding the writer to complete her research during this crisis period in facing COVID-19 pandemic. With honour, your kindness will never be forgotten. Besides, the writer would sincerely appreciate and give many thanks to: 1. Dr. Sururin, M.Ag., as the Dean of the Faculty of Educational Sciences. 2. Didin Nuruddin Hidayat, Ph.D., as the Head of the Department of English Education. vi 3. Zaharil Anasy, M.Hum., as the Secretary of the Department of English Education. 4. Drs. Nasifuddin Jalil, M.Ag., as the Advisor of the B class in academic year 2015/2016. 5. All the lecturers in the Department of English Education for the knowledge, help, and support for the writer since 2015. 6. Azis Muslim, S.Ag, M.M., as the Head of MA Daarul Hikmah for permitting and welcoming the writer warmly to conduct this research. 7. R. Eva Ismawati, S.Pd., as the English teacher at the students of tenth grade of MA Daarul Hikmah for her generosity and advice to the writer in conducting this action research. 8. All the teachers and staffs of MA Daarul Hikmah for being kind and super warm in accepting the writer to conduct this research. 9. Zaky Habibillah Amson, S.Pd., for coming as a great blessing to the writer during this long journey. vii TABLE OF CONTENT APPROVAL SHEET ................................................................................................... i ENDORSEMENT SHEET ......................................................................................... ii STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY ...................................................................... iii ABSTRACT ...............................................................................................................