IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN SHORT PARAGRAPH WRITING THROUGH PICTURE ANALYSIS AT THE EIGHT YEAR SMPN 4 SUKAMAJU

ABSTRACT
Amin Sumiarsih, 2013. “Improving Students’ Ability in Short Paragraph Writing
through Picture Analysis at the Eight Year Students of SMPN 4
Sukamaju” Thesis, English Study Program of Tarbiyah Department
of State Collage for Islamic Studies (STAIN) Palopo.
Consultant : 1. Madehang, S.Ag., M.Pd. 2. Jufriadi, S.S., M.Pd
Key Words : Improving Writing Ability through Picture Analysis.
The purpose of the thesis is to find out the good procedures of picture analysis
in improving students’ ability in writing short paragraph at the eight year students of
SMPN 4 Sukamaju.
This thesis used Classroom Action Research (CAR) in which observation
conducted tow cycle. In collecting data the researcher used interview, questioner, test
picture, and camera. Data were analyzed by using percentage and describe them
qualitatively.
The result of analysis showed that picture analysis can improvee students’
ability in writing, because by using picture analysis students can understand easily
and the students more focus to look for ideas, imagination, and what they want to
write about topic of picture. The result of score test students in cycle 2 was 79.03
higher than cycle 1 was 60.83. It indicated that the students writing improved. The
result concluded some procedures that must be used in teaching by using picture
analysis as follow: (a). before learning process in the class teacher prepared picture
that will be used as media. The picture should be suitable with the condition of
students, (b). in the learning process by using picture teacher must look capability of
students in the class, and (c). In teaching writing using picture analysis, the students
should not work in a group, but individually in order that they can focus in writing.