The Use of Story Analysis in Teaching Noun Complements among Grade Seven Students of Anselmo A. Sandoval Memorial National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Short story is a highly stimulating material that contains real examples of grammatical structures and vocabulary items. Hence, many English teachers in recent years have included literary works, especially short stories, in teaching grammar lessons. This study in particular addresses the use of short stories in teaching noun complements.

METHODS

The study applied the descriptive method research. There were 45 students from Grade 7 who became the respondents of the study. The daily lesson log/lesson plan was the main data gathering instrument. It passed through the construction and administration of the test and interpretation of it. The lesson log has nine parts namely: content standard, performance standard, learning competencies, objectives, content, learning resources, procedures, remarks, and reflection. For this study, it includes the pre-discussion activities which are answering tasks which reflect the competencies. Data were collected through quantitative analysis.

RESULTS

Majority of the students had high performance in analyzing the story "The Mats" and average performance in "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife.” Based on gathered data, the following supplementary activities were found suitable to the level of comprehension of the students: 1) jigsaw puzzle, 2) drill, and 3) role playing.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate the need for teachers to provide creative, collaborative, and fun activities to the students wherein they can enjoy reading stories to analyze noun complements. Activities like jigsaw puzzle, drill, and role playing can be used by the teachers in making and teaching literature and language meaningful to the learners.