Abstrak
Even though the students have enough knowledge in grammar and vocabulary, they<br />still do not want to speak, and they still have some mistakes in telling stories. This<br />classroom action research was conducted to see the improvement of students‟ ability<br />in writing narrative by using picture series. The research was done at SMAN 3<br />Padang Panjang, the second year social students 4 (XI IS 4) in the 2013/2014<br />academic year in three cycles. There were 27 students in this class. The data were<br />collected through pre-test, formative test and observation. The students were led to<br />tell the stories by using picture series, and then they were guided to tell the stories<br />well. Through observation and formative test, it seemed that the students liked and<br />enjoyed writing narrative. It could be seen from their achievement improved from<br />cycle to cycle and from their test results. In conclusion, the students‟ writing ability<br />can be improved if they know what and how to speak, and the use of the appropriate<br />teaching aids is very important. One of teaching aids that can be used to enhance<br />students‟ ability in writing narrative is picture series. It is suggested to English<br />teachers to use picture series in teaching narrative.