The Use of Animation Video as a Media in Teaching Narrative Text

This research is intended to answer the problem about how does animation video improve reading comprehension in comprehending language features,finding out factual or detail information and drawing moral value on narrative text to the eighth grade students of SMP N 1 SengahTemila. The writer has conducted a classroom action research. The tools of data collection are observation checklist, field notes and test. On the first cycle until the third cycle the writer used animation video as a media toimprove the students reading comprehension in comprehending language features, finding out the factual or detailinformation and drawing the moral value on narrative text. The writer used animation video by showing print screen picture of the story of animation video and giving unfamiliar words to improve the student\u27s ability in comprehending language features of narrative text. The writer used animation video by predicting, confirming, having class discussion, and testing activity to improve student\u27s ability in finding out factual or detailed information. The writer used animation video by reviewing each character and finding out the factual or detailed information to improve student\u27s ability in drawing moral value of narrative text. On the first cycle the student\u27s mean score was 52.12. In the second cycle students\u27 mean score was 75.78. In third cycle the students\u27 mean score was 76.69