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composite pictures as the instructional media. It is expected that the media can give an effect on the students’ writing ability, especially in writing a recount
paragraph. According to the preceding statement, the topic that will be discussed by
the writer is “The Effect of Using Composite Pictures on the VIII Grade Students’ Recount Paragraph Writing Achievement at SMPN 4 Jember”.
1.2 The Research Problem
Based on the background of the research, the research problem can be formulated as follows:
Is there any significant effect on the VIII grade students’ recount paragraph writing achievement by using composite pictures at SMP N 4
Jember?
1.3 The Objective of The Research
The objective of the research is to investigate the effect of using composite pictures on the eighth grade students’ recount paragraph writing achievement at
SMP N 4 Jember.
1.4 The Significances of The Research
The research finding hopefully can give some contributions on the writing class in teaching and learning process, especially for the following people:
1.4.1 The Researcher
The result of this research finding hopefully can improve the researcher’s
knowledge in teaching writing by using composite pictures. Besides, it can give the new experience for the researcher in conducting experimental research.
1.4.2 The English Teacher
The result of this research finding can be used as a reference in teaching writing by using composite pictures. The teacher may have some information to
create interesting media in conducting writing class.
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1.4.3 The Eighth Grade Students
The treatment given can be useful to help the students increase their writing achievement especially in writing a recount paragraph. Hopefully the
students can continue to have more writing practice to get more benefits and to improve their writing ability.
1.4.4 The Future Researchers
The research results can be useful for the future researchers as a source and information to conduct a research. A future researcher with similar problem and
skill may get some important information and can use the treatment in different type of the paragraph in improving the students’ writing achievement.
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II. LITERATURE REVIEW
This chapter presents about the review of related literature of the research. They are the definition of writing skill, the writing process, the aspects
of writing, the definitions of paragraph, and recount paragraph. Besides, in this chapter also explains about the pictures in English language teaching covering
the definition of picture in language teaching, and advantages of using picture, the types of pictures, and composite pictures for teaching writing of recount
paragraph. The researcher also illustrates the procedures of teaching writing a recount paragraph by using composite pictures, the previous research relates to
the use of composite pictures, and the action hypothesis.
2.1 The Definitions of Writing in Foreign Language
