67 semester 1. Unit 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 were for semester 2. The competence standards
were as the following: a. Semester 1: Comprehending the significance of texts which are presented in
the form of descriptive and recount. b. Semester 2: Comprehending the significance of texts which are presented in
the form of recount and narrative In order to achieve the competence standards, the researcher listed the
topics to be presented in each unit of her design. The selection of the topics was influenced by what were written in the curriculum. According to 2006 curriculum,
the texts for grade VIII consist of three genres, they are descriptive, recount, and narrative. The topics were selected based on the students’ interest as obtained
from the questionnaire. They were: outer space, animals, interesting places, exploration, unforgettable experience, biography, legend, myth, and folk tale. The
topics listed in the questionnaire were in the form of possible thematic units of the three genres. The researcher also added the materials with one unit for
introduction to the text types. Then the researcher gave the title for every unit based on the chosen topics.
There were some considerations in arranging the topics in sequence. There were ten topics in the materials. The first until the fifth topic were for semester 1
and the rest were for semester two. The types of text for semester 1 were descriptive text and recount text. The types of text for semester 2 were recount
text and narrative text. Therefore the topics from narrative texts were not placed in PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
68 number 1 until number 5 and the topics from descriptive texts were not placed in
number 6 until number ten. The sequence of the topics was as follows: 1 Introduction to the Text types
: Let’s Have A Good Start 2 Animals
:Meet the Animals 3 Unforgettable Experience
:My Story 4 Interesting Places
:What A Wonderful Palace 5 Outer Space
:Into Space 6 Biography
:The Inspiring Woman 7 Myth
:From Gods and Goddesses Time 8 Exploration
:Exploring the World 9 Folktale
:Long-Long Ago 10 Legend
:It’s Believed to be True Next, the researcher determined the general purposes that have to be
achieved by the students. In 2006 curriculum, general purposes are stated as basic competences. The basic competencies in the materials were as the following:
a. Semester 1: 1 Responding to the meaning and the rhetorical steps of texts in the form of
descriptive and recount accurately and fluently. 2 Reading aloud meaningfully the texts with correct pronunciation, stress, and
intonation. b. Semester 2:
1 Responding to the meaning and the rhetorical steps of texts in the form of recount and narrative accurately and fluently.
69 2 Reading aloud meaningfully the texts with correct pronunciation, stress, and
intonation.
3. Specifying the Objectives
The writer specified the basic competences into learning objectives. In 2006 curriculum, learning objectives are stated as indicators. The statements of
indicators are needed to formulate what the students should achieve in each meeting. The complete indicators are described as the following:
Table 4.2 The Indicators
Units Topics
Indicators 1
Let’s Have A Good Start
Brainstorm ideas about the differences between Descriptive, Recount and Narrative texts.
Group several themes into Descriptive, Recount, and Narrative.
Predict the types and structures or rhetorical steps of Descriptive, Recount and Narrative texts.
Identify the types and structures or rhetorical steps of Descriptive, Recount and Narrative texts.
Evaluate the learning process. 2
Meet the Animals Answer the questions related to the topic which is
going to be learned. Predict the type and structure or rhetorical steps of the
text. Identify the type and structure or rhetorical steps of the
text. Identify the general ideas of the text by skimming.
Answer the comprehensive questions to measure comprehension of the text by scanning if it is
necessary. Identify the meaning of unfamiliar words of the text by
guessing them from their context. Make up simple sentences from the new words.
Read aloud the text with correct pronunciation, stress, and intonation.
Evaluate the learning process. 3
My Story Answer the questions related to the topic which is
going to be learned. Predict the type and structure or rhetorical steps of the
text. Identify the type and structure or rhetorical steps of the
text. Make some questions that might be answered by the
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Units Topics
Indicators next paragraph.
Answer the comprehensive questions to measure comprehension of the text.
Identify the meaning of unfamiliar words of the text by guessing them from their context.
Make up simple sentences from the new words. Read aloud the text with correct pronunciation, stress,
and intonation. Evaluate the learning process.
4 What A Wonderful
Place Answer the questions related to the topic which is
going to be learned. Predict the type and structure or rhetorical steps of the
text. Identify the type and structure or rhetorical steps of the
text. Identify the general ideas of the text by skimming.
Answer the comprehensive questions to measure comprehension of the text by scanning if it is
necessary. Identify the meaning of unfamiliar words of the text by
guessing them from their context. Make up simple sentences from the new words.
Read aloud the text with correct pronunciation, stress, and intonation.
Evaluate the learning process. 5
Into Space Answer the questions related to the topic which is
going to be learned. Predict the type and structure or rhetorical steps of the
text. Identify the type and structure or rhetorical steps of the
text. Predict the content of the Text
Answer the comprehensive questions to measure comprehension of the text by scanning if it is
necessary. Identify the meaning of unfamiliar words of the text by
guessing them from their context. Make up simple sentences from the new words.
Read aloud the text with correct pronunciation, stress, and intonation.
Evaluate the learning process. 6
The Inspiring Woman
Answer the questions related to the topic which is going to be learned.
Predict the type and structure or rhetorical steps of the text.
Identify the type and structure or rhetorical steps of the text.
Predict the content of the text. Answer the comprehensive questions to measure
