AN ANALYSIS OF EXPRESSION OF OPINION IN THE NOVEL ALL THE WAY HOME BY PATRICIA REILLY GIFF AND ITS APPLICATION IN SPEAKING CLASS

Abstract

entitled “All The Way Home” by Patricia Reilly Giff. Expression of Opinion is expression used to asking and giving someone’s opinion.This study was carried out for several objectives, those are : (1) To find out kinds of expression of opinion in the novel entitled “ALL THE WAY HOME” by Patricia Reilly Giff, (2) To identify the function from each of expression of opinion, (3) To describe the application to teach expression of opinion in speaking class by using novel entitled “ALL THE WAY HOME” by Patricia Reilly Giff. This research is a descriptive qualitative research because this research is not use any calculation or numbering and the data produced are in the words form. The primary data collection is carried out through a document. A document here means the novel entitled “ALL THE WAY HOME” by Patricia Reilly Giff. and it is supported by using many sources including books and internet. In analysing data, first the researcher read the novel, second the researcher collects the data about expression of opinion in novel, third analyses the data. From the analysis in novel entitled ““ALL THE WAY HOME” by Patricia Reilly Giff, the researcher finds expression asking and giving opinion. There are 14 (42.42%) expression of asking opinion and there are 20 (58.82%) expression of giving opinion. And the researcher also searches the function from each expresions. The application novel entitled “All The Way Home” by Patricia Reilly Giff in speaking class is as a tool for the students to study about expression of opinion.