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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