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This chapter presents the conclusions and suggestions of the study about
the implementation of picture series to increase the students writing ability of the
2010/2011.
5.1 Conclusions
Aka2 of SMK PGRI 1 Tulungagung in teaching writing through two cycles, it can
be concluded that:
1. Using series of pictures in writing can help the students to generate ideas. It
could lead students to explore, select and order ideas for writing
3. It could help the students to recognize ideas for content and clarify of meaning
the improvement of the students mean scores of writing post test given in two
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Moreover, it was found out that the student’s activeness in two cycles was
increased. In the cycle I the percentage increased from 65% in the first meeting
and 74% in the second meeting of cycle I, in the cycle II the percentage 79% in
the first meeting and 85% in the second meeting of cycle II. The students can
work together in groups or in pairs without the teacher controlling every move
and they could take some their own learning decision to accomplish the
Based on the result of the test given to the students in preliminary study,
cycle I and cycle II, it showed that the students who could reach at least 75 (the
passing grade) were increased. In the preliminary study there was 7 students
(15%), to cycle I there were 27 students (57,4%) and in cycle II there were 42
students (89,4 %). At the last of the study it was proved that only 5 students
follow important procedures. In the pre writing stage, the class activity was
initiated by arranging the student’s seats either in the form of group work or in
pairs. After that, the teacher explains the specific instructional objectives intended
to enable the students to understand what they get from the instruction.
Based on the conclusion above, there are also some other points that can
composing a recount text could increase the students writing ability. The
not only makes the students active, but also make the teacher active at the same
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since the English teacher should guide and monitor the students while they are
The picture series is one of the effective ways that can be used at any topic
and any level of the students. It must be remembered that it is only a way of
teaching writing that can be used with the other teaching techniques.
5.2 Suggestions
using picture series, some suggestions were offered to both the English teacher
and other researchers in order to improve the quality of teaching and learning
English.
1. For the students : the result of this research can be very helpful to
improve their writing skill and their interest in learning English and make
2. For the English teachers : it can help them if they have the same problems, to
create an active classroom, which is very useful for their students to apply
their writing easily and freely. It can motivate the teachers to teach writing
In other words, EFL teachers should fulfill the academic and professional
the Department of National Education to give chance and finance the English
class to provide students with various learning experience. It would let each
student have more alternatives to study based on their own phase and learning
style. Teacher should design class activities that not only activate the teacher but
also the learners. Jigsaw technique help the students maximize the limited time
alternative that has been proven to be able to stimulate the students’ participation
especially the texts that will be used. They have to suit students’ English level.
And to get the maximum result, teachers should group student very carefully.
Teachers should equally group the student into a number of heterogeneous groups.
When the total amount of the students in a class could not be equally divided,
teacher can place the rest of the student in any expert group. They can replace
other expert, in case they were absent, or help other expert in sharing their
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information. It will be very easy when the total amount of the students in a class
can be equally divided, teacher should help the jigsaw group, which does not have
students. Second, Researchers can interest games in the jigsaw activities as what
suggested by the students involved in this research. And the last, Researchers can
use teaching media in each expert group, such as pictures or miniatures to help the