CHAPTER IV
RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS
This chapter discusses about research findings and discussions which solves the problems statement stated in chapter I; they are how is the use of animation
movies in improving the students ’ ability of writing narrative text at tenth grade
students of SMA Negeri 1 Wanadadi in the academic year of 20092010? and how effective does the use of animation movies in improving the students
’ ability of writing narrative text at tenth grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Wanadadi in the
academic year of 20092010?
4.1 The Use of Animation Movies in Teaching and Learning Process The Answer of the First Problem
The writer used animation movies as media to teach narrative text in this experiment. The experiment conducted in X 7 of SMA N 1 Wanadadi. The
teaching and learning process in the experimental group is using this media.
4.1.1 Experimental Research
Arikunto 2006:3 states that “an experimental is the way in which a researcher
creates a situation or an event which is then analyzed in order to find out the effect
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that it makes. ” In order words, experiment is the way to find casual relationship
between two factors which are raised by the researcher in purpose by reducing or eliminating any distracting factors.
While according to Christensen 2001:23 “an experimental research is a
research that attempts to identify cause and affect relationship. ” In this study, the
cause and effect relationship was the one implementation of the use of animation movies as a medium.
4.1.2 Treatment on the Experimental Group
The treatment on the experimental group, that is X7, was conducted on 5, 7, 12, and 14 January 2011. This class consists of 34 students. On this class the
animation movies were shown to the students to improve their ability in writing narrative text.
Before giving the treatment, the students were explained narrative text. It was on Wednesday, 5 January 2011. The material which was given at the beginning of the
lesson was about definition of the narrative story. The brief definition of narrative text was given, text that consists of either real or imaginative sequences of events,
presented in the past form, which is aimed to entertain the readers. The students were listened to the writer
’s definition carefully. Then, the writer gave the characteristics of the narrative text which was covers five items, specific often
individual participants with defined identities, major participants are human or sometimes animals with human characteristics, normally used past tense, many
linking verbs to do with time, dialogue often included during which the tense may
change to the present or future, descriptive language was chosen to enhance and develop the story. And it continued to the generic structures of the narrative text
that was divided into five elements namely: introduction orientation, events, next events complication, last event resolution and conclusion re-orientation.
The students paid attention to the writer ’s explanation while made a note on their
book. After that the students were given the example of the narrative text entitled Cinderella while the writer gave the types of the narrative text.
On Friday, 7 January 2011, the writer gave the first treatment to the experimental group, the Animation Movie
“Shrek Forever After” was shown to the students at that time. The students were very enthusiastic to watch this movie.
When they watched the movie, they were also asked to make a little note about the movie, so that they could remember the story and easier to make a narrative
story based on the given movie. The main activity at the next treatment on Wednesday, 12 January 2011,
was the discussion of the previous movie, Shrek Forever After. In this session, the students were asked to retell the story of Shrek Forever After.
The next movie, Up, was shown on Friday, 14 January 2011. The students watched the movie together and made a note about the movie to help them made a
narrative text based on the story. In this last session, the writer gave a little review of the previous movie, Up. The students listened to the writer
’s explanation carefully, and asked ask some questions about the materials.
4.1.3 Treatment on the Control Group
