Formulation of Problems INTRODUCTION

1.8 Definition of Terms

1. Reading comprehension refers to an activity of understanding printed text through making sense a written text by relating written language to what we already know and to what we want to know. 2. Graphic Organizer is visual way to represent information on the text. It illustrates concepts and relationships between concepts in a text or using diagrams. In addition, it employs lines, circles, and boxes to form images which depict four common ways information is typically organized: hierarchic, causeeffect, comparecontrast, and cyclic or linear sequences. These images serve as a visual cue designed for student to gather information, to generate and develop ideas of text, to establish cause and effect, to think logically and to seek patterns, and to form opinionsabout text. 3. Narrative text is one of the texts that contain a series of events that is created in a constructive format that describes a sequence of fictional or non-fictional events. The purpose of narrative text is to amuse the readers with actual or imaginary experiences in difference ways.

II. FRAME OF THEORIES

This chapter discusses certain points related to the theories used in thisstudy, such as review of the previous research, concept of reading, concept of reading comprehension, concept of teaching reading, concept of graphic organizer, types of graphic organizer and concept of narrative text, involving the procedures of teaching reading of narrative text using graphic organizer , theoretical assumptions, and hypothesis.

2.1 Review of Previous Research

The researcher interested in discussing review of previous research that investigate that reading to know Graphic Organizer or Literal Translation that was more effective in teaching reading of Narrative text. There had been several studies proving that study about graphic organizer. Brookbank had done previous research in 1999, he investigated graphic organizer can help students in comprehending the text and mastering vocabulary.Meanwhile, Meyer in 1995 has the results of study to support the hypothesis that using GOs can improve the creative writing ability of third grade students. There was significant growth