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from 07.00 a.m t o 12.15 p.m on M onday t o Sat urday, except on Friday, held at 07.00 a.m t o 10.35 a.m .
A.2. Extracurricular Activities
The ext racurricular act ivit y is an act ivit y for support ing st udent ’s creat ivit y wit hin t he educat ion societ y.
SM P N 20 Surakart a has som e ext racurricular act ivit ies, as follow s : 1.
Volley Ball . It is held t w ice a w eek, on Thursday and Friday at 03.00 p.m .
2. BTQ Baca Tulis Qur’an
, learning Al-Qur’an for t he M oslem st udent s t hat is held on Wednesday at 12.15 p.m .
3. PM R-Youth Red Cross
. The m em bers of PM R are t rained every Thursday at 12.15 p.m .
4. Scout
. Each sevent h grader m ust follow t his ext acurricullar act ivit y. It is alw ays held on Friday at 12.15 p.m aft er all of t he lessons are over.
5. Traditional dance
. This act ivit y is held on Thursday at 12.15 p.m . 6.
Pencak Silat . It is a kind of physical t raining as self defense. It is held t w ice a w eek
on Thursday at 04.00 p.m and o Sat urday at t he sam e t im e.
B. The Activities During Job Training In SM P N 20 Surakarta
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B.1. Class Observation
The job t raining w as done by t he w rit er from January 4, 2010 t o February 6, 2010. The w rit er got an opport unit y t o t each English for t he first grade st udent s in class VII E.
The English lesson is t aught t hree t im es a w eek. In t he first m eet ing, t he w rit er observed t he t eaching and learning act ivit ies in
classes VII B, VII D and VII E. The w rit er observed t he w ay of t he English t eacher, M rs.Prim anda t aught t he st udent s, especially w hen M rs.Prim anda t aught class VII E.
As a general procedure, t he t eacher greet ed t he st udent s before st art ing t he lesson by saying good m orning, how are you, et c. St udent s replied it w ell. Because it w as t he
first m eet ing in semest er t w o, t he t eacher asked about t heir rank and t he holiday, et c. Before t he t eacher explained t he m at erial, she alw ays gave t he point s of lesson t hat
st udent s w ould learn. In int roducing t he new m at erial, t he t eacher spoke in com m unicat ive language t o creat e good em ot ional approach w it h st udent s. For
exam ple, t he t hem e for t hat day w as about t hing around us. Thus M rs. Prim anda used t he condit ion of class as m edia.
M rs. Prim anda : “ Ok st udent s, now please t ake a look at your class. What are t hings in your class?”
St udent s : “ Table, Chairs, Clock.”
M rs. Prim anda : ” Good, w hat else?”
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: “ M arker, w hit eboard” et c. Then M rs. Prim anda w rot e dow n t he nam e of each t hing on t he w hit eboard.
While t he t eacher w as explaining about t he m at erial, t here w ere som e st udent s w ho didn’t pay at t ent ion. They w ere t alking t o each ot her, playing w it h t hings in t heir
ow n t able and som e st udent s w ere laying dow n on t he t able. It seem ed t hat st udent s had less m ot ivat ion in learning English. Thus t o m ake st udent s pay at t ent ion t o her , M rs.
Prim anda had t o be a firm t eacher. If she did not do t hat , st udent s w ould not pay at t ent ion t o her and m ade noisy in class.
In explaining t he m at erial, t he t eacher oft en used Indonesian language t han English. She spoke English w hen she gave sim ple questions or she gave quest ions t hen she
t ranslat ed it int o Indonesian language. Aft er explaining t he new m at erial t he t eacher alw ays asked quest ions about it . It
could be know n w het her st udent s underst ood t he m at erial or not . Thus t he t eacher gave exercise or hom ew ork t o t hem .
In t he second m eet ing, it w as t he opport unit y of t he writ er t o t each VII E. The w rit er had t o prepare som e m at erials t o cont inue t he last m at erial.
Because t hey w ere st ill young learners, t hey alw ays talked t o t heir friends w hile it w as in t eaching and learning act ivit y. Thus t he w rit er had t reat ed t he st udent s
resolut ely. It is t he effect ive w ay t o m ake st udent s pay at t ent ion.
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Physically t he condit ion of class VII E is effect ive for t eaching and learning act ivit y.
The class is big enough for 36 st udent s and it is also provided w it h w hit eboard, m ap, clock, garbage can, et c.
B.2 Lesson Plan
One of t he m ost im port ant t hings t o m ake t he t eaching and learning act ivit ies run sm oot hly is a lesson plan. Every t eacher ought t o m ake lesson plan. Lesson plan is a kind
of guideline for t eachers in preparing t he m at erial t o reach t he goal of t eaching and learning act ivit y.
The English t eacher asked t he w rit er t o m ake lesson plan before t eaching. The lesson plan w as m ade based on t he English syllabus of KTSP Kurikulum Tingkat Sat uan
Pengajaran also, it w as m ade based on t he m at erials in sem est er t w o during job t raining, t he w rit er got one t opic, t hings around us. The genre of t he t opic w as
descript ion. In preparing t he lesson plan, t he w rit er used m at erials books provided by t he English t eacher and ot her source books, such as Smart St ep, English for junior high
school and t he Bridge English Compet ence. The w rit er w as also asked t o m ake lesson plan for each t opic and skill of language,
such as list ening, speaking, reading and w rit ing. One t opic in lesson plan can be present ed in one or t w o t im es depending on t he t opic.
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B.3. The Process of Teaching and Learning Activity in SM P N 20 Surakarta
Aft er m aking t he lesson plan, t he w rit er applied it t o t he class. The w rit er t aught t he English lesson for st udent s in class VII E.
Based on t he schedule, t he English lesson in class VII E is held t hree t im es a week. The lesson begins at 11.30 a.m -12.55 p.m on M onday on Thursday, t he class begins at
07.40 a.m -08.20 a.m w hile on Sat urday, it begins at 07.40 a.m -08.20 a.m . English lesson is t aught 5 hours per w eek.
The w rit er prepared all m at erials needed in t eaching and learning process. In present ing t he m at erials, som et im es t he w rit er used addit ional books in order t o give
st udent s m ore exercises. In t he English class, t o open t he class t he w rit er greet ed st udent s in English and t hey
answ ered in English t oo. Then t he w rit er asked w hether t here w as any hom ew ork or
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not if t here w as any hom ew ork, t he w rit er offered t he st udent s t o com e forw ard, w rit e dow n t heir answ er on w hit eboard and discussed it t oget her in class. The w rit er also
reviewed last m at erials given by asking som e quest ions t o rem ind t hem. Before st art ing t he lesson, t he w rit er usually gave lit t le w arming up about t he t opic or t hem e t hat
w ould be learnt . The t hem e w as about t hings around us. In explaining t he new m at erial, t he w rit er
used t he hand book, t hings in t he classroom or st udent t hem selves as t he m edia. Som et im es, t he w rit er asked t he st udent s t o pronounce t he w ord w rit t en on t he
w hit eboard. The w rit er read it first and follow ed by the st udent s. The w rit er also asked t hem t o pract ice som e dialogues in front of t he class in order t o m ake t hem act ive.
Aft er explaining t he new m at erial, t he w rit er gave opport unit y t o t he st udent s t o ask about m at erial t hey had not underst ood yet . When all t he m at erials present ed could
be accept ed by st udent s, t he w rit er also gave exercises as a m easurem ent of st udent ’s underst anding in t he lesson t hey had learned before.
The w rit er gave homew ork by asking t hem t o do exercises on t he w hit eboard or w orksheet -LKS.
In t he process of t eaching and learning act ivit ies in class VII E, t he w rit er oft en used Indonesian language t han English. English is usually used in t he form of com m unicat ive
expression or sim ple quest ions, such as com m and, order, et c.
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C. The Process of Teaching W riting Descriptive Text to the Seventh graders of SM P N 20 Surakarta.
