THE USE OF TEACHING MEDIA POWTOON TO IMPROVE

ELEVENTH GRADE OF LANGUAGE CLASS STUDENTS’

WRITING ABILITY AT SMA NEGERI 1 MALANG

THESIS

By :

SITI CHOLIFAH FIMBRIANI

201210100311082

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHING TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADYAH MALANG

AUGUST 2016

THE USE OF TEACHING MEDIA POWTOON TO IMPROVE

ELEVENTH GRADE OF LANGUAGE CLASS STUDENTS’

WRITING ABILITY AT SMA NEGERI 1 MALANG

THESIS

This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve

Sarjana Degree in English Education

By :

SITI CHOLIFAH FIMBRIANI

201210100311082

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHING TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADYAH MALANG

AUGUST 2016

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

MOTTO

If you fall a thousand times, stand up millions of times because you do not

know how close you are to success.

change the pain into positive thing is a wise attitude

DEDICATION

I dedicate my thesis work to my precious family and special people. A

special feeling of gratitude to my loving parents, Mr. Kandar, and Mrs. Nanik

whose words of encouragement and push for tenacity ring in my ears. My beloved

sister Siti Latifah who always asks me new things about math. My brother-in-law

Maofika Apki who always remind me to finish my thesis. My beloved boy friend

Gisik Giriantoko who has never left my side.

I also dedicate this thesis to my beloved new Sister Euis Fauziah

Ramadhani and Griya Jasmine crews Yuni, Feppy, Desy, Eta who have supported

me to finish my thesis writing. Then, special thanks also goes to my best friends

Dita, Intan, April, Dian, Westina, Eka, Risput, and Citot who always support and

help me throughout the process. I hope that all of you will be my best girls

forever. Also, thanks to Modi “Motor Dita” who takes me nowhere and Madinatul

Munawaroh who accompanies me during conducting the research.

I dedicate this work and give special thanks to my best advisors, Mr. Riski

Lestiono and Mr. Sudiran, for their patience and guidance during helping me in all

time research and writing of this thesis. My sincere thanks also goes to Mr.

Munash Fauzie Anwar who helped me in collecting my research data.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Alhamdulillahirrabbil‘alamin wassolatu wassalamu‘ala sayyidina

muhammadin wa’ala alihi wa sohbihi ajma’in. All grateful prays to the great

loving Allah SWT, the almighty and the most merciful, for the gift to the

researcher in finishing the thesis.

The researcher would like to express her deep appreciation and gratitude to

all people who are very helpful in the process of this thesis. Firstly, the researcher

would like to deliver her best gratefulness to Allah SWT for guiding her, hence,

she is able to finish this thesis. Also, praises are offered to the beloved Prophet,

Muhammad SAW as the best role model ever to all people around the world,

especially Muslims.

Secondly, the researcher would like to express her deepest gratitude to her

advisors Mr. Riski Lestiono, M.A. and Mr. Dr. Sudiran, M.Hum. because without

their excellent guidance, caring, and patience, the researcher would never be able

to finish this thesis. The researcher could not have imagined having better

advisors for her Bachelor study. The researcher would like to thank Drs. Munash

Fauzie Anwar, M.M. who let the researcher experience the teaching in the field

and practical issues beyond the textbooks.

Thirdly, best gratitude is addressed to the researcher’s beloved family. For

the researcher’s perfect mother Nanik, her handsome father Kandar, dearest sister

Siti Latifah, beloved brother-in-law Maofika Apki, and her special one Gisik

Giriantoko who are always supporting and encouraging her with their best wishes.

Eventually, big thanks is also given to all classmates of class B 2012, especially

for 3 sisters whom she met in this class, the feminine and patient girls Mei Dita,

Intan, and April who always becomes a cheerful girl.

Finally, her deepest and special thanks goes to all of her best friends

whose names cannot be mentioned one by one, to all her friends in campus and

many people who know her, thank you very much. She will always remember you

all the time. May Allah bless you all, amin.

Malang, August 2, 2016

The Researcher,

Siti Cholifah Fimbriani

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER ........................................................................................................... i

APPROVAL.................................................................................................... ii

LEGALIZATION .......................................................................................... iii

ORIGINALITY DECLARATION ............................................................... iv

MOTTO AND DEDICATION ...................................................................... v

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... vi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................... vii

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................... viii

LIST OF APPENDICES................................................................................ xi

LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................... xii

LIST OF FIGURE.......................................................................................... xiii

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of Study...................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of Problem ..................................................................... 6

1.3 Purpose of Study ............................................................................ 6

1.4 Significance of Study ..................................................................... 7

1.5 Scope and Limitation ..................................................................... 7

1.6 Definition of Key Terms ................................................................ 7

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 The Nature of Writing .................................................................... 9

2.1.1 The Importance of Writing ............................................. 10

2.1.2 The Types of Writing Performance................................. 12

2.1.3 The Genres of Writing .................................................... 14

2.1.4 The Process of Writing.................................................... 16

2.1.5 The Problems in Teaching Writing ................................. 18

2.2 Teaching Media .............................................................................. 19

2.2.1 Kinds of Teaching Media ................................................ 20

2.2.2 The Importance of Teaching Media ................................ 23

2.3 Media PowToon ............................................................................. 24

2.3.1 The Function of Media PowToon ................................... 27

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2.4 The Teaching of English in Indonesia ........................................... 28

2.5 The Teaching of Writing in Senior High School Level ................. 29

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research Method ............................................................................ 33

3.2 Research Subject ............................................................................ 34

3.3 Research Setting ............................................................................. 34

3.4 Research Procedures ...................................................................... 34

3.4.1 Cycle I ............................................................................. 35

3.4.2 Cycle II ........................................................................... 37

3.5 Research Instrument ...................................................................... 38

3.5.1 Interview Guide ............................................................... 38

3.5.2 Field Notes ..................................................................... 39

3.5.3 Test Instrument ............................................................... 39

3.6 Data Collection .............................................................................. 40

3.7 Data Analysis ................................................................................. 41

3.7.1 Quantitative Data ........................................................... 41

3.7.2 Qualitative Data ............................................................. 42

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

4.1 Findings ......................................................................................... 44

4.1.1 Findings of The Preliminary Study ................................ 44

4.1.1.1 The Result of Pre-Interview ........................................ 44

4.1.1.2 The Result of Pre-Test ................................................ 46

4.1.2 Findings of Cycle I ...................................................................... 46

4.1.2.1 Planning ....................................................................... 47

4.1.2.2 Acting .......................................................................... 47

4.1.2.3 Observing .................................................................... 54

4.1.2.4 Reflecting .................................................................... 56

4.1.3 Findings of Cycle II ................................................................... 58

4.1.3.1 Planning ....................................................................... 59

4.1.3.2 Acting .......................................................................... 59

4.1.3.3 Observing .................................................................... 65

4.1.3.4 Reflecting .................................................................... 67

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4.1.4 Findings After Implementing the Action ................................... 69

4.2 Discussion ..................................................................................... 70

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS

5.1 Conclusion ..................................................................................... 77

5.2 Suggestions ................................................................................... 78

REFERENCES .............................................................................................. 81

APPENDICES ................................................................................................ 84

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 4.1 Lesson Plan on Monday, May 2, 2016 (First Meeting) ................... 49

Table 4.2 Lesson Plan on Monday, May 9, 2016 (Second Meeting) ............... 51

Table 4.3 Lesson Plan on May 11, 2016 (Third Meeting) ............................... 54

Table 4.4 Lesson Plan on May 16, 2016 (Fourth Meeting) ............................. 61

Table 4.5 Lesson Plan on May 20, 2016 (Fifth Meeting) ................................ 63

Table 4.6 Lesson Plan May 21, 2016 (Sixth Meeting) ................................... 65

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LIST OF FIGURE

Figure 2.1 (Login to PowToon) ...................................................................... 26

Figure 2.2 (Home of PowToon) ...................................................................... 26

Figure 3.1 The action research’s spiral (based on Kemmis and McTaggart,

1998 in Hopkins, 2008: 51) ............................................................ 35

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 1: Field Notes ................................................................................. 85

Appendix 2: Interview Guide .......................................................................... 103

Appendix 3: Observation Checklists ............................................................... 107

Appendix 4: Students’ Score ........................................................................... 110

Appendix 5: Syllabus ...................................................................................... 114

Appendix 6: Samples of Lesson Plan .............................................................. 121

Appendix 7: Samples of Worksheet ................................................................ 146

Appendix 8: Documentation ........................................................................... 158

Appendix 9: Letter .......................................................................................... 162

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