PICTURED SERIES AS MEDIA IN TEACHING STUDENT WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT OF THE EIGHTH GRADE AT SMP MUHAMMADIYAH IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2021 – 2022

Dinda Siti Syifa Afani Yufhanda, 16420099, 2022.Pictured Series as Media in
Improving Students’ Writing Narrative Text of The Eighth Grade at SMP
Muhammadiyah 2 Kalikalong – Tayu, Pati in Academic Year 2021/2022. Final
Project, English Study Program, Faculty of Language and Arts Education,
University of PGRI Semarang.
Advisor I: Siti Musarokah, S.Pd.,M.Hum., Advisor II: Dr. Rahmawati
Sukmaningrum, M.Pd.
Keywords: pictured series, media, writing, narrative text
There are many problems which were faced by students in writing
narrative text. purpose of the productive skill is to encourage students to write
paragraph. To achieve the productive skill of the student in writing is by using
appropriate technique or media.
One of the media is picture series, because it can stimulate idea or thinking
skills the students. This research is about the students’ writing ability of the Eight
grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah 02 Kalikalong in Academic Year
2021/2022 with and without being taught using Pictured Series.
Design of the of the research is quantitative research. It is found out that
the critical value at 5% and the t-table was 2,08. So, t-obtained is higher than t-
table. It means there were significant differences between the students’ ability in
writing narrative text before and after being taught using picture series.