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b. Providing grammar and vocabulary exercise combined with picture
series and game
In this cycle, the number of grammar exercise was increased and combined with vocabulary exercise, picture series and game. The combined
exercise was given and discussed at the same time to save the time. It was one exercise that consisted of several topics and activities. Based on the observation
done by the collaborator, it can be seen that the students were interested in these combined since it consisted of several topics and activities. The students paid
attention and actively involved in doing and discussing the material. Their grammar mastery was improved and their vocabulary range was also widened.
The students were able to construct sentences with correctly. They also rarely misspelled the words in their writing. As the result, these exercises supported the
students to improve their writing.
c. Giving prizes
The effect of this action was still the same with the previous cycle. The difference was that the students did not only focus on the prizes. In this cycle,
they were not only competing with each other, but they were also learning the material given.
d. Giving feedback to students’ writing
Providing both written feedback and oral feedback was very useful for the students. Trough oral feedback, the students were able to discuss their writing
with the researcher, the English teacher and their friends and find for solution. It also helped the researcher to save the time in the teaching and learning process.
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4. Findings of Cycle 2
The researcher had implemented some modified actions in Cycle 2 in order to improve students’ writing ability. The change results of the actions in
teaching and learning process between Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 can be seen in the table below.
Table 12: The change results of actions No.
Cycle 1 Cycle 2
1. Using a picture series as the media
helped the students in generating idea. The pictures’ order also
helped out the students in putting the events in order. But the students
still faced difficulties in developing their idea into supporting idea since
their writing production was still below the expectation.
Picture series was still used as the media in Cycle 2. In addition, some
supporting actions such as, providing grammar and vocabulary exercise,
doing discussion using series of pictures
given, and
increasing feedback to students writing was also
increased to improve the students’ writing skill.
2. Providing grammar exercise was
very helpful for the students’ to improve their grammar mastery.
However, most students considered grammar exercise as difficult
assignment to do so that they were reluctant to join the activity.
Combining grammar exercise with
game improved students’ interest in learning. But the students only
focused on playing the game instead of learning the material. It
made the students’ grammar mastery was not successfully
improved. Providing and discussing grammar exercise also consumed
too much time. The number of grammar exercise was
increased to improve the students’ grammar mastery. Grammar exercise
was combined
with vocabulary
exercise and delivered with picture series and game in order to improve
students’ interest in learning and save the time.
3. Providing vocabulary exercise
could improve students’ vocabulary mastery. However, due to the
limitation of time the vocabulary exercise could not be fully
absorbed by the students. Vocabulary exercise was combined
with grammar exercise and delivered with picture series and game to save
the time.
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