Penerapan Media Gambar Berseri Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Menulis Teks Narasi Siswa Kelas VII SMP Negeri 4 Mangoli Selatan

Abstract

This study aims to describe the implementation of serial picture media in teaching narrative text writing and the improvement of narrative text writing skills among seventh-grade students at SMP Negeri 4 Mangoli Selatan. The study employed Classroom Action Research (CAR) using the Kemmis and McTaggart model. The research was conducted in two cycles, consisting of planning, action implementation, observation, and reflection stages. Data were collected through narrative text writing tests, observations, interviews, and documentation. The subjects whose data were analyzed during the action stages consisted of 17 students. Serial picture media were used as visual stimuli to help students identify characters, settings, the sequence of events, and the resolution of the story before developing an outline into a narrative text. The results showed that the use of serial picture media helped students generate ideas, understand the sequence of events, organize the plot, and develop stories more coherently. The reported learning mastery in the pre-cycle stage was 52.94%, increasing to 76.47% in Cycle I and reaching 94.12% in Cycle II. The reported class average score increased from 79.24 in Cycle I to 83.88 in Cycle II. Instructional improvements were implemented through the provision of text examples, more intensive guidance, discussions, writing practice, and feedback. Student activities also showed improvement in observing pictures, developing story outlines, expressing opinions, collaborating, and presenting their written work. Therefore, serial picture media can be used as an alternative instructional medium to support students’ narrative text writing skills and engagement in Indonesian language learning.