THE EFFECT OF USING STORY PYRAMID STRATEGY TOWARD STUDENTS’ WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT AT SMPN 8 MAKASSAR

Abstract

This research to find out whether or not there is a significant effect of using story pyramid strategy on the students ability in writing narrative text at the second grade of SMPN 8 Makassar. This research used quantitative method an quasi-experimental research design. This research used instrument which given in pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The sample of this research were students of class VIII-5 (experimental class) which consisted of 30 students, and VIII-7 (control class) which consisted of 30 students, in SMPN 8 Makassar. The result of the research showed that story pyramid strategy could improve and gave the affect for the students’ ability in writing narrative text, which proven by the result of the tests that showed increase in mean scores achieved by experimental class students in post-test (10,57) compared to their mean score of pre-test (7,2). So, it can conclude that story pyramid is effective to improve students’ writing narrative text of class VIII-5 at SMPN 8 Makassa