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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.
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2. Subject of the Research
The subject of the research was the eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Teras, Boyolali at IPA II in the academic year of 2010 2011. The
students were observed by the researcher in their English lesson especially in writing subject. There were 38 students consisting of 27 girls and 11 boys in class.
The classroom is located in the back yard of SMA Negeri 1 Teras, exactly in the south side of yard and it is in the west of administration office. They were quite
silent students. The condition of the class was quite comfortable. There were tables and
chairs as many as the students‟ number, a whiteboard and board markers. The class was clean, good air circulation and good lighting. But, the classroom of XI
IPA II was not completed by OHP or LCD that supported teaching and learning process. So, frequently they moved to multimedia room to get better facilities for
studying.
B. Method of the Research