The Use of Comic Strips To Improve Students' Ability in Write Narrative Text: A Literature Review

Abstract

There is a fourth skill while teaching English. One of the important skills is writing skill. In the term writing skill is a productive skill that shows the students ability to inbuilt ideas the write in a sentence, paragraph, the become a writing text. One of the necessary genres in writing text is narrative text because it teaches in each grade on JHS or SHS. There are fourth components of the comic (panels, balloon, gutter, captions). Indeed, this study focuses define the term of writing skill, narrative text, the use, and the steps to make narrative text by used comic strips. The comic strip will guide the students to built students' ideas in writing ability in write narrative text. There are several advantages of comic strips such as less time in reading, building students' ideas, it meaningful learning process, fun and enjoyable activities, most motivated for students', understanding, eye-catching. However, the use of comic strips should consider use integrated with supported media. The steps to make narrative text by used comic strips; prepared the panels; created the narration; made a dialogue; drew sketches; line art; coloring it.