This study was aimed at analyzing (1) the students' ability in writing Indonesian fable stories before and after utilizing short film as a learning media; (2) the effectiveness of using short film in enhancing the ability to write Indonesian fable in the seventh-grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Semarapura. This research was descriptive qualitative research. In line with that, the data collection techniques were tests, questionnaires, and observation. The test was passed twice, namely for pre-test before being given treatment and post-test after being given treatment. Data collection was continued by spreading questionnaires via Google Form link after the post-test, and observation was conducted while applying the treatment in class. The result revealed that students' initial ability in writing Indonesian fable was not yet in the 'good' category based on the pre-test. This is proven by the validity that there were only one out of fifty students achieved above 70 in the 'good' category while 80% of the other students achieved less than 70. Students' writing ability was then improved after being given treatment in utilizing short film as learning media which was proven by none of the students who achieved the 'very poor' or 'less' scores categories. The low consequence of the students' pre-test was due to the deficiency of information they had about Indonesian fable stories written. In addition, the application of short films as learning media in the learning process was considered to have a consequential effect on improving the ability to write Indonesian fables. Based on the results of the questionnaire that there were 29 (58%) students considered the usage of the short film in the 'very good' category, there were 16 (32%) students who determined the 'good' category, while 5 ( 10%) other students assumed that the usage of the short film is categorized as 'enough'. In addition, the outcomes of observation also confirmed that students were more active and convinced in the learning process when the treatment was applied, so it impacted the improvement of better writing ability in Indonesian fable stories.

Leaning Media Short Film

Fable Story

Writing Ability