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recount text
consists of: an orientation
that gives
background information about
who, what, where and when;
events that retell the events in the
order in which they happened; and
a
concluding paragraph
that may
include a
personnal comment not
always necessary
3. Common language
features of
recount texts: proper nouns to
identify those
involved in
the
text; descriptive
words to give tails
about who, what, when, where and
how for example, adverbs
and
adjectives; the use of the
past tense to retell
of each word in the dictionary. The students do the task in pairs.
Activity 3 The teacher divides the students into
small groups of four or five and distibutes a series of pictures to each
group where the groups should arrange the pictures into a good story
and answer questions based on the sequence arranged. They will be
given a time limit to arrange the picture and discussion with other
groups will be held to answer the questions.
Activity 4 Based on the previous activities
done, the teacher draws conclusions related to the lesson that the students
will have in the next meeting. The then teacher explains briefly the
purpose and the generic structure of recount texts.
3. Closing Activities:
The teacher asks about the students’ difficulties during the
teaching and learning process. The teacher summarizes the lesson.
The teacher asks a student to lead a prayer.
The teacher says good bye. b.
Meeting II 1.
Opening Activities:
The teacher greets the students. The teacher asks a student to lead a
prayer. The teacher checks
students’ attendance.
Reading Comprehension
2._____: Longman
4. Priyana, Joko,
Arnys R.
Irjayanti and
Virga Renitasari. 2008.
Scaffolding: English
for Junior
High School Students
Grade VIII. Pusat Perbukuan
Departemen Pendidikan
Nasional.
5. http:www.schol
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6. a laptop; 7. presentation
slides; 8. pictures related to
the texts; and 9. student
worksheets.
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the events; and connecting
words that show the
order of
events for
example, first,
after that, next, then, finally.
The teacher starts the lesson. The teacher reviews materials from
the previous meeting.
2. Main Activities:
MOT Activity 5
The teacher divides the students into small groups of four or five and asks
them to sit based on their own group. The teacher gives the students a list
of vocabulary related to the next recount text that they are going to
discuss and asks them to match each word
with their
appropriate definition.
Activity 6 The teacher demonstrates the use of
the technique of Directed Reading- Thinking Activity to the class to help
them understand reading texts using a recount text en
titled “Sixpence Worth of Trouble
” and distributes a
Prediction Verification Checklist. Activity 7
Based on the text that the students have in Activity 6, the students then
perform another task related to the text.
Activity 8 The
teacher displays
other presentation slides. Then, together
with the students, the teacher analyzes the language feature of the
recount text that they have in activity 6, especially about the simple past
tense.
3. Closing Activities:
The teacher asks about the
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students’ difficulties during the teaching and learning process.
The teacher summarizes the lesson. The teacher asks a student to lead a
prayer. The teacher says good bye.
c. Meeting III
1. Opening Activities:
The teacher greets the students. The teacher asks a student to lead a
prayer. The teacher checks
students’ attendance.
The teacher reviews materials from the previous meeting.
2. Main Activities:
