OPTIMALISASI KETERAMPILAN MENULIS ARAB SISWA MI MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA STRIP STORY

This article is aimed to analyze the excess of using strip story media in imla’/maharah kitabah learning at elementary school level. This article was written using a qualitative method and case study type approach. The basis for writing this article is to findings the problematic of Arabic writing skills at elementary school level. Based on the result of the interviews, it is known that there are several problems, namely: students have difficulty of composing Arabic letters, students are still confused about distinguishing letters that must be connected or separated, and students have difficulty arranging random words into simple sentences. The result of this study are: 1) Learning Imla’ at elementary school level is the first stage of maharah kitabah learning, which is aimed at training students to write Arabic correctly from an early age. 2) The implementation of strip story media in Imla’ learning is quite effective, and is capable of being a problem solver for maharah kitabah learnings problems at elementary school level. And the use of the media succeeded in enlivening the class atmosphere. 3) The implementation of strip story media in Imla’ learning has advantages and disadvantages, but the advantages of this media tend to be more dominant.