1. The writer provided 4 pieces of small paper, each paper was contained the name of 4 classes.
2. The writer rolled up and put in to a box. 3. The writer shaken the box
4. The writer chose one pieces of paper randomly, the first as experimental class
and the second as control class. After conducting steps above, the writer finally found that class B as experimental
class and class D as control class.
E. Instrument of the Research
In this test the writer used test in writing form. This test was aimed to measure the students’ narrative text writing ability. The writer made two instruments, they were
pre-test and post-test. In this case the students were given three topics of narrative text, the writer asked the students to choose one of the stories and read it. After that,
they were asked to retell the story of the text in narrative text form that consists of minimally ten sentences.
The topics that were given to the students as follows: 1. Pre-test
a. The Legend of Tangkuban Perahu b. Snow White
c. A Mouse Deer and Crocodile
2. Post-test a. The Story of Rorojonggrang
b. Cinderella c. The Deer and the Snail
F. Data Collecting Technique
In collecting the data, the writer used the following techniques:
1. Pre-test
The writer conducted the pre-test in order to find the students’ score of narrative text writing ability before treatments is given. In pre-test the students were asked to write
narrative text that consists of minimally ten sentences with topics provided.
2. Post-test
The post test was done to know the students’ writing ability after being taught by using Transition-Action-Detail TAD strategy. It administered after treatments give to
measure the influence of using Transition-Action-Detail TAD strategy towards students’ narrative text writing ability. In post test the students were asked to write
narrative text that consists of minimally ten sentences with topics provided.
G. Research Procedure
The procedure of the research as follows:
1. Planning
Before the writer applied the research procedure, the writer made planning of making plan as follows:
a. Detemining the subject The writer chose the students at the eighth grade of SMPN 1 Ngambur Pesisir
Barat as the subject of the research. One class as experimental class and one class as control class.
b. Preparing pre-test The writer prepared the pre-test that was given to know the students’ narrative
text writing ability before giving the treatment. The students were given three topics, they were: The Legend of Tangkuban Perahu, Snow White, and Mouse
Deer and Crocodile. c. Detemining the material
The writer determined the material which was taught to the students, that was narrative text the topics were: Pinocchio, Lake Toba, and Golden Snail.
d. Preparing post-test The writer prepared the post-test that was given to know the students’
narrative text writing ability after giving the treatment. The students were given three topics, they were: The Story of Rorojonggrang, Cinderella, and
The Deer and the Snail.
2. Application
The writer conducted the research in five meetings for each class. The five meetings consist of several activities as follows:
