Teaching Reading (Narrative Text) by Using Word Detective Strategy to Senior High School Students

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this paper is to describe the use of word detective strategy in teaching reading (narrative text) to senior high school students. Reading is one of the English skills taught at all different levels of education. There are various texts that should be mastered by the students. They are descriptive, narrative, spoof, expository and recount. Narrative text is kinds of the text that should be taught to senior high school students. Students are expected to comprehend this text very well. However, there are still students who do not have good comprehension of this text. This might be caused by the uninteresting techniques or strategies used by the teachers to teach this text. Among the strategies applied in teaching (narrative text) there is word detective strategy which can make students enjoyable in learning reading (narrative text). This strategy provides students with activities directing them to develop their own comprehension by using their own efforts, or knowledge. Teachers will explain some difficult vocabularies to the students and divide students into a group. The students are going to have meaning about new word with their own word.

Key words: Reading, Narrative Text, and Word Detective