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APPROVAL .............................................................................................................. i

THESIS STATEMENT ........................................................................................... ii

ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................ iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT........................................................................................ iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS ………………………………………………………… vi

LIST OF TABLE .................................................................................................. ix

LIST OF APPENDICES ......................................................................................... x

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ..................................................................... 1

A. The Background of the Study ………………………………… 1

B. The Identification of the Problem …….……………………… 4

C. The Limitation of the Problem ….…………………………… 4

D. The Formulation of the Problem …………………………….. 4

E. The Objective of the Study ………………………………… 4

F. The Significance of the Study ……………………………… 5

CHAPTER II : REVIEW OF LITERATURE .................................................... 6

A. Theoretical Framework …….…..……………….……………. 6

a. The Definition of Writing ……….…..……………...…… 6

b. The Important of Writing ….......................………….. 8

c. Writing process ................................................................ 9

d. Teaching Writing ……………………………………….. 10

e. Techniques in Teaching Writing ……...........…………… 12

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 f. Narrative text .................................................................... 15

g. Beyond Center and Circle Time …………………..…… 16

h. Teaching Writing using Beyond Center and Circle Time… 18

i. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Beyond Center and

Circle Time ................................................................... 19

B. Conceptual Framework ……………………………………… 20

C. Hypothesis ………………..………………………………… 21

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ........................................ 22

A. The Location and Time of the Study ........................................ 20

B. The Population and Sample of the Study …......……………… 23

1. The Population of the Study ................................................ 23

2. The Sample of the Study ..................................................... 23

C. Research Design …………………….……………………… 24

D. The Variables of the Study ......................................................... 26

E. The Instrument of Collecting Data .............………………… 26

F. The Validity of the Test .............................................................. 28

G. The Reliability of the Test ......................................................... 29

H. Data Analysis ............................................................................... 30

CHAPTER IV : RESEARCH FINDINGS............................................................. 33

A. Data Description ........................................................................ 33

B. Validity of the Test ................................................................ 34

C. Reliability of the Test ................................................................. 35

D. The Data of Experimental Group .............................................. 36

E. The Data of Control Group ......................................................... 38

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 F. Data Analysis ............................................................................. 39

G. Research Findings........................................................................ 42

CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ....................................... 43

A. Conclusion .................................................................................. 43

B. Suggestion .................................................................................. 43

REFERENCES ………………………………………………………………… 45

APPENDICES .................................................................................................... 47

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Table 3.1 : Time Table of the Study ..................................................................... 22

Table 3.2 : The Population of SMA Negeri 1 Bahorok ....................................... 23

Table 3.3 : The Sample of SMA Negeri 1 Bahorok ............................................. 24

Table 3.4 : Design of the Study ............................................................................ 26

Table 3.5 : Scoring of Writing Test ....................................................................... 27

Table 4.1 : The Students’ Scores of Experiment Class ...................................... 34

Table 4.2 : The Students’ Scores of Control Class .............................................. 35

Table 4.3 :The Gain of the Post-test .................................................................... 37

Table 4.4 : The Validity of test ............................................................................ 39

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APPENDIX 1 ......................................................................................................... 45

APPENDIX 2 ......................................................................................................... 54

APPENDIX 3 ......................................................................................................... 55

APPENDIX 4 ......................................................................................................... 56

APPENDIX 5 ......................................................................................................... 57

APPENDIX 6 .......................................................................................................... 59

APPENDIX 7 .......................................................................................................... 61

APPENDIX 8 .......................................................................................................... 62

APPENDIX 9 .......................................................................................................... 64

APPENDIX 10 ........................................................................................................ 65

APPENDIX 11 ........................................................................................................ 66

APPENDIX 12 ........................................................................................................ 67