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is past tense. Indirectly the students know the form or formula and the use of simple past tense also the temporal conjunctions used in narrative text. In the
direct sentences used by the characters, there has also given in the subtitle the correct writing of using punctuation in it. They will write systematically in an
organized way. So, it is assumed that using animation movie as teaching media on
students‟ writing is effective for developing and promoting students English writing skill. By watching the animation movie, the learners are guided in
selecting theme, so the learners get the ideas about what they are going to write. The main achievement is that the learners are expected to be able to generate ideas
into a composition. It is hoped that students‟ writing skill will be improved by using this media.
G. Hypothesis
Based on theories underlying animation movie, narrative and teaching writing for the eleventh grade students, the researcher proposes the hypothesis that
animation movie can improve writing skill of the eleventh grade students of SMA
Negeri 1 Teras, Boyolali in the 20102011 academic year.
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. Context of the Research
1. Time and Place of Research
This classroom action research was conducted at SMA Negeri 1 Teras, Boyolali that is located in Jl. Randusari-Teras, Boyolali. It is surrounded by
citizen houses, rice field area, and the factory. Nearby the school, there are also found the other senior high schools. When the research was conducted, there were
new rooms built at the front part of the school. This school consists of three grades namely tenth grade, eleventh grade,
and twelfth grade. There are 20 classrooms; 8 classrooms for 10
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grade, 2 classrooms for 11
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grades of science program, 4 classrooms for 11
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grades of social program, 2 classrooms for 12
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grades of science programs, 4 classrooms for 12
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grade of social program. The other rooms are teacher office, headmaster office, administration room, multimedia room, library, laboratories, mosque,
canteens, basketball yard, and also parking area. Each classroom is completed with some facilities which are set to support teaching learning process, such as
whiteboard, blackboard, tables and chairs which are fit with the number of the students, a teacher‟s desk and chair, a clock, and good air circulation and lighting.
The students in SMA Negeri 1 Teras, Boyolali are not accustomed to practice their English. They are not too active during the teaching and learning
process in writing subject. Moreover the teacher tends to use the monotonous technique to teach the students. That is why the researcher uses animation movie
to improve their writing skill. The research was conducted from March to April 2011 at the eleventh
grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Teras, Boyolali in 2010-2011. The research consists of two cycles. The first cycle consists of four meetings and the second
cycle consists of three meetings.
