Abstract:
This classroom action research was aimed at explaining whether Ambiguous Picture Story technique can improve the ability of the students in writing narrative text The researcher was helped by a collaborator and used observation sheets and field notes as the instruments of the research. Besides, she also used writing test to see the improvement of students’ writing skill on each cycle. The research started on May 28, 2012 and ended on July 25, 2012. This action research was conducted to the students at SMPN 8 Pekanbaru, class VIII 5. There were 36 students in the classroom. The researcher conducted the test for three times. They were: Pre Test conducted before the technique was implemented; Post Test conducted at the end of cycle; and Post Test conducted at the end of cycle 2. The aspects of writing which evaluated were grammar, vocabulary, mechanics, fluency and organization. At the beginning of cycle 1 the average score of the students’ writing narrative text was 51, 2. At the end of cycle
1 improved to 63, 8 and at the end of cycle 2 improved to 71, 0. Based on the findings, it was concluded that the application of Ambiguous Picture Story can better improve students’ writing narrative text ability; therefore, the researcher should continue using this technique in teaching writing.
