DEVELOPING TEACHING MEDIA POWTOON FOR WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT GRADE 8 STUDENTS OF SMPN 6 PERCUT SEI TUAN

Abstract

The objective of this study is to develop PowToon as media for teaching the 8 students
in writing descriptive text at SMPN 6 Percut Sei Tuan. This study used the qualitative
descriptive method. This research was conducted based on educational research and
development (R&D) through six steps, namely: gathering data, analyzing data,
designing media, validating by the expert, revising media, and final product. The
Instrument of Collecting Data was questionnaire. The finding showed that one video
of PowToon was used to teach English writing to Junior High School. The developed
media PowToon had been validated by two experts and the average score has gotten
was 87%. It was categorized “Excellent” since that the developed to teaching media
PowToon for writing skills were suitable for the 8 grade students of SMPN 6 Percut
Sei Tuan.