Improving Writing Skills with Summarizing
Improving Writing Skills with Summarizing
INTRODUCTION
A. Background
They were listening, speaking, reading and writing. Writing was one of
know, writing was not easy. Among the skills, writing was the most
can express their ideas, thoughts, and feeling after undergoing learning
researcher has shown that the results of the students writing at school
are still poor, especially in writing essay or text. The students often
make errors in grammar; it was happen because they are rarely done in
writing exercise. Writing was one of four language skills that should
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communicate or participate in the creation of text in spoken and
written in their daily life. In short at junior high level, learners were in
The ability to write involves specific skill, such as; they use
putting ideas into word than putting words into sentences and putting
others skills of language. Almost every class requires writing for some
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not know what was about, but because they could not explain their
thoughts on paper.
increasing throw which people can put their ideas, notion and
practical skill. The writing skill was though as the most difficult one
among the four language skill. As stated by Tylor (2005:309) all the
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summarize technique, therefore the teacher have to find out one way
that makes the students enjoy when they do writing and can make
one way that can be used as teaching material which has many
advantages. Therefore , the teacher have to find out one way that
makes the students enjoy when they do the writing and can make
one way that can be used as a teaching material which has many
teachers from all over the world to make their students enjoy reading
literature.
B. Problem Statement
formulated as Followed:
summarizing technique?
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C. Research Objective
summarize technique
technique
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E. Scope of the research
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CHAPTER II
A. Writing
skill deals with the ability to arrange the graphic system such as letter,
The students can communicate their ideas and their thoughts to others
similar in this general outline for first and second language writer.
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Drawing from the work of first language composition theory and
(Nahar :2009).
are not produced immediately. The writer must think first about the
topic, try to know the topic and find some information about the topic.
revising, and rearranging the words or the sentences that have been
written. And Guiding Question can be used for helping the students
From the explanation above, the writer infers that with writing,
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B. Writing skill
tool for indirect communication between the writers with the readers.
messages clearly.
significant for students in term that they should take notes from their
teacher, make a report, and finish assignments from the teacher. It can
not master it, it will be difficult for them to share their teacher or their
understanding about the lesson that they have learnt. From writing, the
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teacher can assess their students’ knowledge and interpretation about
the lesson.
a. Pre-writing
the writing, there are three prewriting techniques that can be applied to
1. Free writing
important step. In this step, the writers decide the topic. The
In this step, the writers gather ideas all things that are related to
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the topic. In this step, the writer focuses to explore our ideas as
much as possible.
2. Brainstorming
piece of writing (Smith et. al, 2001:1). In this step, write down
evaluate the ideas in this step. The writer writes all our ideas on
a paper, the writer should not worry about whether every idea
order or not.
3. Clustering
subject in the few words in the center sheet of paper put the
ideas into boxes or cycle around the subject and draws lines to
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boxes and use connecting lines. Every word can be developing
b. Drafting
In the drafting step, writers put their ideas into sentences. Then
they build their sentences into paragraphs (Smith et.al, 2001:2). The
writer begins to write. The outline will be guided for the writers to
write in the writing process. The writers should develop their ideas in
another.
structure and content. In this step, the writers should check their
writing. When the writers receive their structure and content of text,
they will make some change; they often add a whole paragraph or
d. Rewriting
and content. The writers should take attention to detail of all words,
and the result of the writing process. In this step the students need edit
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the mistakes in a spelling, grammar and vocabulary, thus the students
D. Writing assessment
1. Imitative
brief sentence. The limited variety types of tasks are commonly used to
sheet provides a list of missing words from which the test taker
must select. The purpose at this stage is not to test spelling but to
c. Pictured cued tasks. Familiar pictured are displayed, and test takers
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d. Form completion tasks. A variation on pictures is the use of a
simple form that asks for name, address, phone number, and other
data.
written for example, hours of the day, dates, or schedules and test
2. Intensive (controlled)
presented showing say. Test takers are asked to describe the picture.
production.
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logically connected sequence of two or three paragraph. Extensive
b. Guided question and answer, another lower orders task in this type
written text.
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2) Topic development within a paragraph, consist of clarity of
trait, and analytic scoring. Each of three types has a different purpose
The rationale neither for using a holistic scoring system is that the
total quality of written text is nor than the sum of its component.
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a. Idea development or organization focuses on central idea with
purpose.
punctuation.
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writing and in giving teachers diagnostic information for planning
E. Summarize Technique
down, and not judge or organize them until the creative phasa has
wound down.
should be able to find and master the main idea of the text, some text
involves stating a work paragraph and main ideas “simply, briefly, and
accurately”. Make summarize of the text can involve the main idea in
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Summarize is a learning strategy that requires the learner to
the lesson in a few words or in a new way. After the student make a
summarize about the text the student must know information about the
about the topic, the summary any source, keyword, phrase, etc. By this
phrase.
brain consists of the right brain and the left brain. The right brain of the
way, looking first at the whole picture then details. The left brain
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Writing is visual as well as verbal, design elements are key to
material.
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Harmer (2011:57) says that there are several roles of teacher in the
scored on how well you: State the main ideas of the article, identify the
most important details that support the main ideas, write your summary
meaning of the article, not just the superficial details (2) Read, think
about, and understand the text. Review the material to make sure you
meaning of any important words that you don’t know (3) Take notes.
Write down the main ideas and important details of the article (4)
Write a thesis statement. In a single sentence, state the main idea of the
the article, not just the superficial details (5) Organize and outline
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ideas. Write down the important details you need to include in the
#2:, #3: (6) Write your essay. Your summary should be about one third
of the length of the original article, focus on the main point of the
article and the most important details, use your own words, avoid
copying phrases and sentences from the article unless they’re direct
quotations (7) Revise (8) Proofread and edit. Check spelling, grammar,
and punctuation (9) write your draft. Use blue or black ink. Skip lines.
Write on one side of the paper only. Include a title on the top line (10)
Read your summary one last time before you turn it in. Look for
words or letters. Cross out errors neatly with a single line and write the
correction above.
can develop their ideas focused on one topic (3) Summarize technique
can be useful to develop main ideas or create key ward of writing (4)
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Students may use summarize technique to facilitate discussion for
generating innovative ideas for writing (5) This technique helps them
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CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHOD
The groups did the pre-test (01), treatment (X), and the post test
follows:
(01) X (02)
X = the treatment
(Gay, 1981:225)
B. Data Collection
1. Population
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The population of this research was taken from the first
2. Sample
population there were ten classes for first grade but only one
C. Research Instrument
1. Pre – Test
2. Post-test
After giving pre-test for six meetings, the post test was
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were compared to measure whether there was a significant
3. Questionnaires
D. Data collection
arranging then clarifying the data. The following procedures that will
use:
Pre-test:
Treatment
Post-test:
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c. Determining the time and control the students
E. Data analysis
follows:
SPSS 21 Application.
followed:
96-100 = excellent
76-85 = good
56-65 = fair
36-55 = poor
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c. To give percentage of the data by using the following formula
𝐹 x 100 %
𝑁
Where:
F = Frequency
N = Number of Students
Sudjana(2001:129)
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CHAPTER IV
A. Finding
As the writer has said that the problem statement of this study was to
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5. Alif Harun 20
6. Amirah Zahra Maulidyah 80
7. Andi Chandra Kirana Akhmad 60
8. Andi Nurlifiana 80
9. Andi Siti Nur Azizah 50
10. Asiilah Nafiisah 70
11. Aulia 70
12. Dwi Pati Dian Nugraha B 40
13. Dylan Hainzworth Kandola 50
14. Erika Amalia Irfan 50
15. Farhansyah 20
16. Febiola Torman Dhani 60
17. Muh Aldi Irawan 10
18. Muh. Akram Muhadzdzib 10
19. Muh. Alief Wediansyah 30
20. Muh. Syahrul. S Latonro 30
21. Muhammad Farhan Fauzan 40
22. Muhammad Imam Al Gazaly 20
23. Muhammad Alif Chezard 30
24. Muhammad Fikri Ramadhan 20
25. Muhammad Husein 60
26. Nike Aliya Ardila 50
27. Nur Laila Syafrina M. 50
28. Nurdiansyah N 60
29. Nurul Annisa 70
30. Oktaviani Sipa 60
31. Richardo Tobukodi 50
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32. Salzabilalutfhia Fadillah 70
33. Seruni Sahrani Mursalim 30
34. Shandra Joyvira T.L 70
35. Sinar 60
Based on the data above, the researcher was showed that none
student who were passed KKM (70) and got the result of pre-test, the
Then to know the class percentage that passed the target score
𝑃 = K 𝑥 100%
F
𝑃 = 7 𝑥 100%
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𝑃 = 20%
Based on the data above, the data showed that the mean score
of pre-test was 45.14. Which only 7 students were passed the minimal
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of students who were passed the minimal mastery level criterion
(KKM).
in Pre Test
1. Excellent 96-100 0 0%
2. Very Good 86-95 0 0%
3. Good 76-85 2 5.71%
4. Fairly good 66-75 5 14.28%
5. Fair 56-65 6 17.14%
6. Poor 36-55 9 25.71%
above showed that none of student got excellent score (0%), none of
student got very good score (0%), 2 of students got good score
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The last meeting of first grade in SMPN 30 BTP MAKASSAR was
post-test.
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23 Muhammad Alif Chezard 80
24 Muhammad Fikri Ramadhan 60
25 Muhammad Husein 90
26 Nike Aliya Ardila 80
27 Nur Laila Syafrina M. 80
28 Nurdiansyah N 80
29 Nurul Annisa 90
30 Oktaviani Sipa 80
31 Richardo Tobukodi 80
32 Salzabila Lutfhia Fadillah 90
33 Seruni Sahrani Mursalim 80
34 Shandra Joyvira T.L 100
35 Sinar 90
Based on the data above, the writer was showed that the
students who did not passed KKM (70) and got the result of post-test
Application:
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Then to know the class percentage that passed the target score
following
Formula below:
P = X x 100%
F
P = 32 x 100%
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P = 91.42%
Based on the result of posttest above, the data showed that the
mean score of post-test was 79.42. There were students passed the
mastery level criterion (KKM) and none students who could not passed
Score of Post-Test
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7. Very Poor 0-35 0 0%
Total 35 100%
(2.8%), 8 of students got very good score (22.8%), 17 student got good
got fair score (8.57), none student got poor score and very poor score
(0%).
not, the writer was calculated the pre-test and post-test score by using
formula as follow
P= 𝑦1−𝑦 𝑥 100%
𝑦
79.42−45.14
P= 𝑥 100%
45.14
P= 75.94%
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was showed that the students’ writing score increasing after got
Then to know the mean score and the class standard deviation
The table showed that the mean score of pre-test was 45.14 and
the mean of post-test was 79.42. Then, the standard deviation of pretest
was 20.91 and the standard deviation of posttest was 9.37. The
value because the standard deviation of posttest was 9.37. It meant that
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deviation of post-test was under the grade of pretest (<20.91). If the
calculated by using t-test. The result of the t-test can be seen in table 6
as follows:
The Table showed that the result of test of significance testing. For
the level of significance (𝖺) 0.05 and the degree of freedom (DF:N-1)
= 35-1= 34, it showed that the value of the t-test was under the value of
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t-test. It meant that, the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected because the
accepted because the value of t-test of pretest was under than t-table (-
Summarize Technique
1. Close Question
Tabulation Percentage
No.
A B C D E Total A B C D E Total
1 20 10 5 0 0 35 57.14% 28.57% 14.28% 0% 0% 100%
2 15 10 10 0 0 19 42.85% 28.57% 28.57% 0% 0% 100%
3 20 10 5 0 0 19 57.14% 28.57% 14.28% 0% 0% 100%
4 20 10 5 0 0 19 57.14% 28.57% 14.28% 0% 0% 100%
5 18 10 5 2 0 19 51.42% 28.57% 14.28% 5.71% 0% 100%
6 15 15 5 0 0 19 42.85% 42.85% 14.28% 0% 0% 100%
7 20 15 0 0 0 19 57.14% 42.85% 0% 0% 0% 100%
8 0 0 2 10 23 19 0% 0% 5.71% 28.57% 100%
9 20 15 0 0 0 19 57.14% 42.85% 0% 0% 0% 100%
10 15 15 5 0 0 19 42.85% 42.85% 14.28% 0% 0% 100%
11 20 15 0 0 0 19 57.14% 42.85% 0% 0% 0% 100%
12 20 15 0 0 0 19 57.14% 42.85% 0% 0% 0% 100%
13 15 15 5 0 0 19 42.85% 42.85% 14.28% 0% 0% 100%
14 18 10 5 2 0 19 51.42% 28.57% 14.28% 5.71% 0% 100%
15 18 10 5 2 0 19 51.42% 28.57% 14.28% 5.71% 0% 100%
16 15 15 5 0 0 19 42.85% 42.85% 14.28% 0% 0% 100%
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17 32 3 0 0 0 19 91.42% 8.57% 0% 0% 0% 100%
18 18 10 5 2 0 0 51.42% 28.57% 14.28% 5.71% 0% 100%
19 25 10 0 0 0 19 71.42% 28.57% 0% 0% 0% 100%
20 15 15 5 0 0 19 42.85% 42.85% 14.28% 0% 0% 100%
had strongly agree with the statement. 10 (28.57%) students who had
none (0%) students who had disagree and strongly disagree with the
had strongly agree with the statement. 10 (28.57%) students who had
none (0%) students who had disagree and strongly disagree with the
had strongly agree with the statement. 10 (28.57%) students who had
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none (0%) students who had disagree and strongly disagree with the
had strongly agree with the statement. 10 (28.57%) students who had
none (0%) students who had disagree and strongly disagree with the
that they feel helpful when they are using summarize method in
writing a text.
had strongly agree with the statement. 10 (28.57%) students who had
(5.71%) students who had disagree and none (0%) students who had
most of the students thought that they need using summarize method in
their study.
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Item 6, summarize method is fun
had strongly agree with the statement. 15 (42.85%) students who had
none (0%) students who had disagree and strongly disagree with the
method
had strongly agree with the statement. 15 (42.85%) students who had
agree with the statement, none (0%) students who had undecided,
concluded that most of the students thought that they can developing
From item above has showed that, none (0%) students who had
strongly agree and agree with the statement, 2 (5.71%) students who
disagree with the statement and 23 (65.71%) students who had strongly
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disagree with the statement. The researcher concluded that most of the
Item 9, the material which used is good and teacher ask us to directly
practice
had strongly agree with the statement. 15 (42.85%) students who had
agree with the statement, none (0%) students who had undecided,
concluded that most of the students thought that the material which
text
had strongly agree with the statement. 15 (42.85%) students who had
none (0%) students who had disagree and strongly dissagree with the
text
summarize method
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From item above has showed that, 20 (57.14%) students who
had strongly agree with the statement. 15 (42.85%) students who had
agree with the statement, none (0%) students who had undecided,
concluded that most of the students thought that they more understand
Item 12, summarize method is good for apply in study about writing
had strongly agree with the statement. 15 (42.85%) students who had
agree with the statement, none (0%) students who had undecided,
study writing
had strongly agree with the statement. 15 (42.85%) students who had
none (0%) students who had disagree and strongly disagree with the
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that summarize method is more interesting than another method in
study writing
had strongly agree with the statement. 10 (28.57%) students who had
(5.71%) students who had disagree with the statement and none (0%)
students who had disagree strongly disagree with the statement. The
Item 15, using summarize method is not boring to apply in study about
text
had strongly agree with the statement. 10 (28.57%) students who had
(5.71%) students who had disagree with the statement and none (0%)
students who had disagree strongly disagree with the statement. The
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From item above has showed that, 15 (42.85%) students who
had strongly agree with the statement. 15 (42.85%) students who had
none (0%) students who had disagree and strongly disagree with the
had strongly agree with the statement. 3 (8.57%) students who had
agree with the statement, none (0%) students who had undecided,
concluded that most of the students thought that they have strong
From item above has showed that, none (0%) students who had
strongly agree and agree with the statement, 2 (5.71%) students who
disagree with the statement and 23 (65.71%) students who had strongly
disagree with the statement. The researcher concluded that most of the
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Item 19, I like material which my teacher gave
had strongly agree with the statement. 15 (42.85%) students who had
agree with the statement, none (0%) students who had undecided,
concluded that most of the students thought that they like material
had strongly agree with the statement. 15 (42.85%) students who had
none (0%) students who had disagree and strongly disagree with the
B. Discussion
ability was a low because all of students were not passed of the
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After given treatment, it found that most of the students passed
Based on the minimal mastery level criterion, the score of the student
The data showed that there was increased between students’ score
students was increase after given a test. The data also showed that the
SMPN 30 MAKASSAR
their life, they get difficulties in study writing text, they get difficulties
in make an English text., they feel helpful when they are using
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their idea in writing text by using summarize method, they like using
them easy to understanding the text, they more understand the meaning
study about text, teacher explain the material is good, they have strong
motivate in study about text, they like study English, they like material
which their teacher gave and they like study English with using
summarize method.
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CHAPTER V
A. Conclusion
influence the students’ writing ability we can see from the students’
can concluded that, they feel helpful when they are using summarize
study, summarize method is fun and they can developing their idea in
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B. Suggestion
3. For the reader, the writer hoped this research can helped
summarize text.
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students.
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Appendix: 1 Form of Pre-Test
There once was a queen who named her only daughter Snow White
because her skin was so fair and lovely. The queen died, and Snow
White’s father married a new queen, who was evil, vain and wicked.
Every morning she would stand in front of the mirror and say, Mirror,
mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all. The mirror always
The evil queen ordered one of her servants to take Snow White to the
forest to have her killed. The servant, feeling sorry for Snow white, let
her go and brought back a wild boars heart to show the queen he had
done the deed. Snow White, alone and hungry in the forest, came
across a little cottage with seven tiny beds. When the dwarves came
back from work they found Snow White and said she could stay with
They all lived happily until one day when the mirror told the wicked
queen that Snow White was still alive and living with the dwarves. The
while the dwarves were at work. She gave Snow White a red apple that
was poisoned.
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When Snow White took a bite of the apple, she fell down unconscious.
The dwarves were very sad and built a glass coffin for her. One day a
prince came by and saw how beautiful Snow White was, and bent
down to give her a kiss. Snow White woke up and they were married.
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Appendix 2: Form of the Material Treatments
Pinocchio
made a puppet out of some wood, a ball, and a string. That night, a
fairy visited and cast a spell that made the puppet walk and talk. The
him Pinocchio. Geppetto gave Pinocchio all of his money and sent him
into town to buy books for school. Pinocchio used to the money to buy
a ticket for the circus. Two clowns gave Pinocchio a hat and asked him
The clowns returned Pinocchio ís money, but on the way home he was
robbed by and evil cat and an equally evil fox. The fairy appeared
captured by a monster. Suddenly his nose grew, and the fairy said,
whenever you lie, your nose will get longer. Now go find Geppetto, he
Pinocchio was rowing a small boat in the sea when he thought he heard
the whale with a feather, and the whale sneezed, sending Pinocchio
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and Geppetto flying out on to the beach. Relived, Pinocchio vowed
never to lie again and then he heard the fairy is voice saying, make that
Sleeping Beauty
A king and a queen had been trying to have a child for years. When
the child finally arrived, they called her Aurora. A great holiday was
wide, including three good fairies, named Merry weather, Fauna and
Flora. One of the most distinguished guests was another king from a
neighboring kingdom, who brought his son Prince Philip. Both kings
realized that their dream of a united kingdom could now come true.
The three good fairies began bestowing their gifts upon Aurora. Aurora
received the gift of Beauty and gift of Song but before the last gift was
bestowed, a wicked fairy interrupted. This wicked fairy was upset that
she wasn’t invited to the party, so she cast a spell on the day of
Aurora’s 16th birthday; she would prick her finger on the spindle of a
The third good fairy hadn’t bestowed her gift yet, and she was
horrified at the spell the wicked fairy cast. The good fairy wasn’t
strong enough to undo the spell, but she was able to dilute it a bit
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instead of death, Aurora would fall asleep until her true love come
and Aurora lived in hiding as a peasant with the good fairies for
protection. She grew up, met Prince Philip, and fell in love. On the
night of Aurora’s 16th birthday, Aurora, Prince Philip, and the good
fairies all went back to the castle to live. But the evil fairy snuck into
the castle and pricked Aurora’s finger with a needle, causing her to fall
asleep. With the help of the good fairies, Prince Philip kissed her and
There once was a family of bears: mama bear, papa bear, and baby
bear. They were just about to eat their lunch, but their porridge was too
hot, so they went for a walk in the woods. Just then a little girl named
Goldilocks came upon their house and went inside. She saw the three
bowls of porridge on the table and tasted some from each bowl. The
big bowl was too hot, the medium-sized bowl was too cold, but the
The she saw three chairs and decided to sit down. The big chair was
too hard, the medium-sized chair was too soft, but the little chair was
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just right. As Goldilocks was getting comfortable in the smallest chair,
it broke. So, she went in the next room and found the beds. The big
bed was too hard, the medium-sized bed was too soft, but the little bed
Just then, the three bears came home to find their house in a mess.
Papa bear said, someone has been eating my porridge. Mama bear said
the same thing, and baby bear said, someone has been eating my
porridge, and they ate it all up! Then they saw the chairs and papa bear
said, someone has been sitting in my chair. Mama bear said the same
thing, and then baby bear said, someone has been sitting in my chair,
Then they went into the next room and found Goldilocks asleep in
baby bear’s bed. When she awoke, she was so frightened she ran out of
the bear’s house and didn’t stop running till she got home.
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Appendix: 3 Form of Post-Test
There once was a queen who named her only daughter Snow White
because her skin was so fair and lovely. The queen died, and Snow
White’s father married a new queen, who was evil, vain and wicked.
Every morning she would stand in front of the mirror and say, Mirror,
mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all. The mirror always
The evil queen ordered one of her servants to take Snow White to the
forest to have her killed. The servant, feeling sorry for Snow white, let
her go and brought back a wild boar is heart to show the queen he had
done the deed. Snow White, alone and hungry in the forest, came
across a little cottage with seven tiny beds. When the dwarves came
back from work they found Snow White and said she could stay with
They all lived happily until one day when the mirror told the wicked
queen that Snow White was still alive and living with the dwarves. The
while the dwarves were at work. She gave Snow White a red apple that
was poisoned.
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When Snow White took a bite of the apple, she fell down unconscious.
The dwarves were very sad and built a glass coffin for her. One day a
prince came by and saw how beautiful Snow White was, and bent
down to give her a kiss. Snow White woke up and they were married.
Petunjuk pengerjaan:
SA A U D SD
No Pernyataan
5 4 3 2 1
1 Belajar bahasa inggris sangat penting untuk kehidupan
saya
2 Anda mengalami kesulitan dalam menulis teks
berbahasa inggris
3 Anda mengalami kesulitan dalam membuat teks
berbahasa inggris
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4 Anda merasa terbantu dalam menulis teks bahasa
inggris dengan metode summarizing
5 Perlukah metode summarizing digunakan untuk
pengajaran menulis selanjutnya
6 metode summarizing terasa menyenangkan bagi saya
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16 Guru menjelaskan materi dengan baik
17 Saya memiliki tekad yang kuat untuk memahami
seluruh materi bahasa Inggris
18 Saya tidak menyukai pelajaran bahasa inggris
19 Saya senang mempelajari materi bahasa inggris yang
diberikan oleh guru
20 Saya menyukai pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris
menggunakan metode summarizing dalam hal
penguasaan menulis
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Appendix: 5
The standard deviation, t-test and t-table was calculated by using SPSS
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dƒ= n-1
dƒ= 35-1
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dƒ= 34
𝖺 = 0,05
𝑡𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 = 1.69092
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Appendix: 6TitikPersentaseDistribusi t (df = 1 – 40) 1
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18 0.68836 1.33039 1.73406 2.10092 2.55238 2.87844 3.61048
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38 0.68100 1.30423 1.68595 2.02439 2.42857 2.71156 3.31903
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