INCREASING STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN READING NARRATIVE TEXT BY USING STORY PYRAMID STRATEGY AT SMP AL-HIDAYAH MEDAN

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This research was conducted to find out the using of Story Pyramid Strategy in increasing students’ ability in reading narrative text. The subject of this research was the eighth grade students’ of SMP Al-Hidayah Medan which consisted of 33 students’. This research applied Classroom Action Research (CAR). The technique for data analysis used qualitative and quantitative approach, data were taken from observation sheet, interview sheet, dairy notes, documentation and test. The result of this research showed that there was increasing the students’ ability in reading narrative text. The mean of the pre test was 36,06, in cycle I was 65, 75, in cycle two was75, 45, it indicated in cycle two were better than cycle I. The percentage of students’ who got point 70 or more also increased. In the pre test, there were 6 students’ who got point 70 (18, 18%). In the post test of cycle I the students’ who got point 70 or more were 21 students’ (63, 63%). It means that there was an increasing about 45, 45%. The post test of cycle II, the students’ who got point 70 or more were 29 students’ 87, 87% and the increasing was the about 69, 69%. Thus it can be stated the Story Pyramid Strategy could increase students’ ability in reading narrative text, and also the students’ were happy to learn reading narrative text by using Story Pyramid Strategy it could be seen in the result of observation sheet, interview sheet, dairy notes, test and documentation. They showed that the classroom were alive and active.

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