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The Use of "Story Skeleton" To Improve Students' Writing Skill in Narrative Text at The Eleventh Class Students at Sma Wahid Hasyim Model
The Use of "Story Skeleton" To Improve Students' Writing Skill in Narrative Text at The Eleventh Class Students at Sma Wahid Hasyim Model
The Use of "Story Skeleton" To Improve Students' Writing Skill in Narrative Text at The Eleventh Class Students at Sma Wahid Hasyim Model
By.
Khoirul Huda
NIDN : 0710107702
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
A. Background
The important thing in English as a foreign language started from
elementary school to University. Learning english is divided into two skills.
The first, it is receptive skill which is consisting of listening and reading. The
second is productive skill which is consisting of speaking and writing. Those
skills are very important for students to master it all. (Harmer
states,2007:265) : “...we use language in terms of four skills, they are reading,
writing, speaking and listening. These are often divided into two types.
Receptive skill is a term used for reading and listening, skills where meaning
is extracted from the discourse. Productive skill is the term for speaking and
writing, skills where students actually have to produce language themselves.”
According to (A.S. Hornby,2000:1383), writing is the activity
occupation of writing for examples: books, stories or articles. In addition
(Harmer,2001:79) states that writing is a form of communication to deliver or
to express feeling through written form. So, writing is one way for students to
express their idea, thought and moreover feeling in the form of written
language.
Writing is the most difficult language skill to master. There are many
reasons why writing is regarded difficult. According to (Simpson2016:36),
the difficulty is due to the fact that a writer needs to have enough language
and general intellectual skills to generate and organize ideas and put those
ideas into coherent, logically ordered, intelligible sentences, paragraphs and
essays. Besides, (Richard and Renandya,2002:303) state that the difficulty
lies on how to generate and organize ideas using an appropriate choice of
vocabulary, sentence and paragraph organization, and translate these ideas
into a readable text. Senior High School students should be able to write
narrative text. It is not such an interesting and pleasure activities for them to
write narrative text although the purpose of narrative text is to entertain the
reader. They know many stories related to narrative text. But, if they should
produce a narrative text, they still get many difficulties such as getting and
generating ideas, grammatical errors, choosing appropriate words, spelling
and punctuation, etc.
Students admitted that they get difficulties writing especially writing
narrative text. Those difficulties are getting and generating idea, compose a
story sequence, vocabulary. Besides they also admitted that they just know
the generic structure of narrative text but they do not really understand its
part. Thus make students reluctant to write a narrative text even they have
known many stories relate to narrative text.
Due to students’ problems in writing, the English teacher at the Senior
High School implements a learning media for teaching writing narrative text
that is story skeleton. Story skeleton provides a sequence plot structure which
can be used as guidance in writing narrative text. Moreover story skeleton
covers all components in narrative text such as the character, problem,
problem solving, moral value, etc. Story skeleton is used as an outline before
students write a narrative text. Students are guided to organize a narrative text
in good order. Therefore students can solve their problem. Furthermore,
students’ writing skill in narrative text improves. Narrative text is one of the
texts in English that will be taught often and it has quite simple generic
structure. Sometimes students still face some difficulties if they write a
narrative text. While writing is the most difficult skill in English language.
This study is conducted to find out how the use of story skeleton to teach
writing narrative text and whether the use of story skeleton is able to improve
students’ writing skill in narrative text. The researcher analyzes the process of
teaching writing narrative text using story skeleton and whether or not the use
of story skeleton is able to improve students’’ writing skill in narrative text.
B. Literature Review
1. Writing
a. The Nature of Writing
Harmer states that writing is a process that we write is often heavily
influenced by constraints of genres then these elements have to be present
in learning activities (2004:86). Boardman states that writing is a
continuous process of thinking and organizing, rethinking, and
reorganizing (2002:11). Writing is a powerful tool to organize
overwhelming events and make them manageable. Writing is really a form
of thinking using the written word.
Furthermore, according Essay writing can be specified into four
categories. The first is expository,the second is persuasive, the third is
narrative, and the fourth is imaginative
b. Problems of Writing
According to Msanjila there are six common problems that may
occur when doing writing (Msanjila,2005:15-25).Those problems are
capitalization problem, punctuation problem, inexplicitness or fuzziness,
poor organization or illogical sequence, spelling problem, and the last is
grammatical errors. The students should pay attention on those six points
to be able to make good writing text.
c. Steps of Writing
Writing is one of productive skills that need a process. To have a
good product of writing, the writer should have a good process of writing.
The writer should have a good plan and a clear purpose to make the
readers understand the message.
According to Harmer writing process is the stages that a writer goes
through in order to produce something in its final written form. There are
four steps in writing processes (Harmer,2004:4):
1) Planning, 2) Drafting, 3) Editing, 4) Final Version (Final draft)
d. Teaching Writing
Harmer states that teaching means to give (someone knowledge)
or to instruct or train (someone) (Harmer,2004:17).This means that the
teacher performs a specific task or activity intention to encourage students
to learn. So, teaching writing means that the teacher gives some
knowledge about writing activity to students so that they can write a text
well.
2. Narrative Text
a. Definition of Narrative Text
Meyers states that narrative is one of the most powerful ways of
communicating with others (Meyers,2005:52).A good written story lets your
reader response to some event in your life as if it were own. They not only
understand the event, but they can almost feel it. The action, details, and
dialogue put the readers in these seem and make it happen for them.
Moreover, Anderson states that narrative is a piece of text tells a story and,
in doing so, entertains or informs the reader or listener (Anderson,1997:8).
According to Kane narrative is a meaningful sequence of events told
in words. From these opinions, it can be said that a narrative text is usually a
product of writing in the form of a story which happened in the past in a
certain time. The story is ordered in chronological plot which can be
enjoyed by the readers. It also contains a moral value. The purpose of
narrative story is to entertain and give a moral value for the reader.
3. Media
a. The Nature of Media
Media are the means for transferring or delivering messages. It is
called the educational medium when the medium transfers message for
thepurpose of teaching (christine:2000). In addition, Gagne and Briggs
cited on Azhar‟s book stated that medium is device used to deliver
content of material which includes some of books, recorder, video, film,
photograph, picture, television, and computer. Moreover, Azhar states
that medium is a component of learning source or physical vehicles that
consists of instructional material in students‟ environment which can
motivate students to learn.
Thus, it can be concluded that media is a tool used in teaching
process to help teacher transfer the message to the students. Media will
help students to gain knowledge, skill, moreover attitude. It is hoped
that teaching using media, the students will be motivated in learning
especially English. So that students will be easy in receiving the
materials.
b. Kinds of Media
In general, there are three kinds of media. They are audio, visual,
and audio visual media. Audio media are media that can be listened to,
while visual media are media that can be seen. Kasbolah states media
that involve the senses of sight and hearing are named as audio visual
media (Kasbolah,2000:57).Furthermore, he states that there are some
visual media in generaland they are (1) still pictures, (2) realia, (3)
drawing or teacher-made drawing, and (4) charts, posters, cartoons, and
real objects.
4. Teaching Writing Narrative Text Using Story Skeleton
Story skeleton is organization of a story which involves the
identification of the characters, the place, the problem, the goal, as well as
the delineation of the sequence of events leading to the resolution of the
previously stated problem.Story skeleton is only drawn in the form of
human body (Caloriina,2004:201).
Story skeleton can be used for teaching reading, speaking, and
writing. In teaching reading using story skeleton, the story skeleton is used
as a book report. The students are given a mystery book of a story. They
analyze contain of the story book. In this project, students read about the
story. Use the pieces of the body that are provided. Put the skeleton
together with brass fasteners, string, or yarn. All sentences need to be
typed, cut out, and glued to the part of the body in which it belongs. The
direction of each part is below:
Picture 1. Story Skeleton Book Report
1. Head : draw and color the face of the main character. Write your name on
the back of the head.
2. Chest : draw and color the setting where and when the story takes place.
3. Hips : write 1-3 sentence in your best writing that explain the main
problem or adventure in the book.
4. Upper Arms: write the names of other important characters. Add how
each relates to the problem or main character.
5. Lower Arms: write interesting details from the book.
6. Thighs : write other problems that the character must solve on the way to
solving the main problem.
7. Lower Legs : write ways the character gets out of the adventure or solves
the main problem – the climax and solution.
8. Feet : write one thing you like about the book on each foot.
story skeleton is used to help students to make scaffolding first for their
writing before they construct it completely. It helps them to keep their idea of
their writing. In this study the teacher adapts story skeleton from teaching
book report and telling story to teach writing with the purpose is students are
able to make a story. Here is the story skeleton for writing:
Picture 2. Story Skeleton for Writing
1. Head : Writes the main character and the title on the head.
2. Upper body: writes the setting where and when the story take place
3. Upper arms: writes the other important characters. Gives the
character‟s name and why they are important.
4. Hips : Writes the main problem and one paragraph about Summary
of the story.
5. Lower arms: Provides interesting details from the story.
6. Thighs : Write other problems that the character must solve on the
way to solving the main problem.
7. Legs : Explain how the main character solves the main problem.
8. Feet : State the moral value that can be taken on each foot.
A. Research Design
C. Source of Data
In this study the researcher gathers the data from various sources.
1. Teacher and Students , The researcher designed interview for the teacher and
the students. The researcher interviewed the teacher in order to gain
information about how the process of teaching writing narrative text using
story skeleton.
2. Lesson Plan was used to know teacher’s way in teaching narrative text using
story skeleton, the learning model, the material that had been taught and the
process of teaching writing text using story skeleton. It also strengthened the
interviews’ result. Therefore, the researcher got the valid data.
5. Interpreting
In this step, the researcher interprets the data into the result to make
the data understandable. The researcher makes the conclusion of the
observation checklist. In addition, the researcher also makes the conclusion
based from the interview’s result. Then the researcher makes conclusion of
the documentation from of students’ writing score before and after using
story skeleton.
DISCUSSION
A. Findings
This research is an observation research on the use of story
skeleton to teach writing narrative text. It is aimed to know how story
skeleton is used to teach writing narrative text and what the result of using
story skeleton to teach writing narrative text at the tenth grade students of
SMA Wahid Hasyim Model specially class XI IPS 1 in the academic year
of 2016/2017.
the researcher did the observation of teaching and learning in the
classroom using story skeleton. While June 3rd 2017 the researcher
interviewed the teacher and students. The researcher interviewed the
teacher about the use of story skeleton to teach writing narrative text. The
researcher also interviewed the students to know their comment about
writing narrative text using story skeleton. Then, the researcher checked
the observation checklist based on the result of interview on teacher. After
that, the researcher asked the teacher about the data of students’ writing
score before using storyskeleton and after using story skeleton.
From the chart above it can be concluded that the highest criterion
which increase is structure. It increases about 13%. The following criterion
is paragraphing which increases about 12%. Then on ideas criterion also
increases about 11%. For vocabulary criterion, it increases about 6% while
audience criterion increases about 3%. Then spelling criterion and character
and setting criterion increase about 2% of each criterion. Sentence structure,
punctuation, and cohesion increase about 1% of each criterion. Hence,
students’ ability in writing narrative text are getting better after using story
skeleton even though levels of the increasing are not same in each criterion.
B. Discussion
CONCLUSION
1. The used of story skeleton to teach writing narrative text follows some
steps.The first is planning. Students choose the topic and think about the
structure. In this step students used story skeleton as the outline. Students
fill all skeleton’s body which has represented the content of a story. The
second is drafting. Here students generate the ideas and the structure into
all paragraphs (orientation, complication, resolution). Students write a
paragraph which refers to the points on story skeleton. They place in
accordance with the generic structure of the text. The third step is editing.
Here students check the organization of the paragraph, grammar,
vocabulary etc. Then the last step is revising. Students re-read and re-check
whether there is a change or not. Here the students’ written text is ready to
be read. Story skeleton can be used for teaching writing narrative text as an
outline before students write a narrative text. And it all was going well.
2. The story skeleton improves students’ writing skill in narrative text are
explained in two categories. The first one based on their writing score.
Story skeleton can increase students’ writing ability. It can be seen on
theresults are the structure criterion increases 13%. The paragraphing
criterion increases 12%. Ideas criterion also increases 11%. Vocabulary
criterion increases 6% while audience criterion increases 3%. Then spelling
criterion and character and setting criterion increase 2% of each criterion.
Sentence structure, punctuation, and cohesion increase about 1% of each
criterion. The second is students’ commenter about the use of story
skeleton in writing narrative text. Story skeleton is an effective media for
teaching narrative text. It raises students’ interest to the lesson, leads
students’ attention, and helps students to understand the lesson. On the
other hand, they feel confuse to determine the other problems that occur in
the story. Then they hope there is another form of story skeleton. So it is
not only form as human body.
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