SONG LYRICS AS A STIMULAN MEDIA IN WRITING SHORT STORIES FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

Abstract: The song is a work favored by all humans in the world. Songs can be enjoyed by all people, including teenagers who are still active in school. Because it is related to imagination, songs can certainly be a good medium when applied in the learning process in the classroom, especially in writing short stories. Therefore, this study aims to determine the effectiveness of song media in stimulating the ability to write short stories in students. This research is a quantitative research with Cluster Sampling method (group sample). This study used a posttest-only control group design, with the two groups: experimental class and control class which only final test results were taken (post test). The population in this study were students at one of the junior high schools in Jakarta, Indonesia (51 students). 25 students were positioned as the control class and 26 students as the experimental class. The results showed that the ability to write short stories through song media was effective in stimulating the ability to write short stories. This is based on the results of the t-test, found t-count=2.73 and t-table = 2.01. Because t-count is greater than t-table, then Ho is rejected, it can be concluded that the average learning outcomes of writing short stories that use song media are higher than the average learning outcomes of writing short stories that do not use song media. Key Words: Song Lyrics, Short Stories, Writing, Junior High School.