THE USE OF PICTURE SERIES TO TEACH WRITING PROCEDURE TEXT

Abstract

Abstract

                                                 The paper discusses the effectiveness of using picture series to increase students"™ ability in writing procedure text at the eleventh grade students of SMK-SMTI Pontianak. The aim of this research was to know whether teaching writing procedure text by using picture series was effective to the eleventh grade students.The research method was pre- experimental research with one group pretest-posttest design. The population was the eleventh grade students. The sample was XI D which consist 15 students. The technique of data collection was measurement technique and the tool of data collection was a written test. The result of T-test was 8.4 and the effect size was 2.2. It means that the effect size was high effect with ES > 0.8 (2.2 > 0,8). Based on the result, the null hypothesis was rejected and the alternative hypothesis was accepted. The conclusion that the use of picture series is effective to teach students"™ writing procedure text.

                                 Keywords : Writing, Procedure text, Picture series