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7. The teacher asked the students to make groups of three students. 8. The teacher distributed the worksheet to the students.
9. The students generated the ideas in the sentences based on the pictures given
in groups.
10. The students were asked to write a descriptive paragraph based on the
individual picture. 11. The teacher asked the students to submit their writing work.
12. The teacher checked one of the students’work in front of the class. 13. The teacher reviewed the material by question and answer to conclude the
lesson.
Wright, 1989:70
2.9 Action Hypothesis
Based on the literature review and the research problem, the hypothesis of this
action research was formulated as follows: 1. The use of individual pictures can improve the seventh grade students’ active
participation in the teaching and learning process of descriptive paragraph writing at SMPN 2 Dringu.
2. The use of individual pictures can improve the seventh grade students’ descriptive paragraph writing achievement at SMPN 2 Dringu.
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CHAPTER 3. RESEARCH METHODS
This chapter presents the research methods that will be applied in the research.
The methods cover research design, area determination method, subject determination method, data collection methods, and research procedures that will be presented
respectively in the following parts.
3.1 Research Design
This research was intended to improve the VII- A descriptive paragraph writing achievement and their active participation in the teaching learning process of
writing a descriptive paragraph by using individual pictures at SMPN 2 Dringu. According to McMillan 1992:44, a classroom action research is a type of action
research with the purpose of solving a specific classroom problem or making a decision at a single local side. In line with this, Elliot 1991:69 states that the
classroom action research is the study of a social situation with a view to improve the quality of action within it. In conclusion, the classroom action research was intended
to solve a specific problem that happened in the classroom and to improve of the seventh grade students’ achievement in writing a descriptive paragraph at SMPN 2
Dringu
. This classroom action research was conducted at SMPN 2 Dringu. In this
research, the researcher collaborated with the English teacher of the seventh grade students of SMPN 2 Dringu. In order to achieve this objective, the classroom action
research was done with the cycle model. Each cycle consisted of four stages activity: the planning of the action, the implementation of the action, observing the teaching
learning process, analyzing the data and doing reflection of the action Elliot,
