Improving Students' Narrative Text Writing By Using West Kalimantan Folklore

This research was designed to improve students' writing narrative text by using West Kalimantan folklore. This research used a classroom action research. The sample of this research was XI MIA 1 students of SMA Negeri 2 Pontianak which consisted of 40 students. Field note, observation checklist, and students' writing test were used as the tools of data collecting. The writer applied 2 cycles in this research. The process of cycle 1 was needed to improve. The writer and the English teacher considered to take the cycle 2. The cycle 2 was successful because each students improved their score in writing. The writer concluded the good process brings good score. The use of West Kalimantan folklore was able to improve the students' writing narrative text