CONCLUSION Kegiatan Inti CONCLUSION SUGGESTION

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Jurs, Stephen. Research Methods in Education 9 th ed. America: Pearson International Edition, 2009. Webb.nmu.eduwebbArchievedHTMLUPCEDmentoringdocsteachingstrategie s.pdfaccessedon March, 9 th 2014 www.learnnc.orgIppages4772 accessed on March, 9 th 2014 READING TEST Name : Class : This text is for question 1 to 10 Borobudur Temple The Borobudur temple is one of the historical remains in Sriwijaya era. Its king was Samaratunnga. King Samaratungga was descendant from king Sailendra embraced Budha. It was built in the ninth century under Sailendra dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom. Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The temples of Budha located in Magelang among others are Mendut, Pawon, and Borobudur. This Borobudur is the biggest and the most magnificent among all the temples. Several descendants like: Dieng, Gebang, Sambisari, and Prambanan. Generally the temples in Indonesia were the tomb of the king families, but the temples were built by the king embraced Buddhism used for the worship. The attractive power of temples is not only the beauty, but also the ornaments decorated on them, a lot of the relief on the walls including the statues. The statues were made of rock and bronze. Nowadays most of the bronze statues were lost. We can find the relief although some of the parts got damage. Thus the government has rehabilitated them to preserve the temples, the attraction and their beauty. The temples have become the income resources out of the oil and gas, because many foreign and domestic tourists visit them. 1. When was Borobudur temple built? a. In the sixth century c. In the fifth century b. In the Ninth century d. In the seventh century 2. Where is the location of the Borobudur temple? a. In Yogyakarta, Central Java c. In Malang, West Java b. In Jakarta d. In Magelang, Central Java 3. There are also the temples of Budha located in Magelang, except …. a. Mendut temple c. Borobudur Temple b. Pawon temple d. GunungKawi Temple 4. Which of the objective of temples is not true according to the text? a. For historical building c. For tourism place b. For Buddhism to worship d. For tomb the kings families 5. Thus the government has rehabilitated them to preserve the temples ... line 13 The word ‘them’ refers to …. a. Temples c. Statues b. Relief d. Damage 6. The statues of temple were made of … a. Plastics b. Gold c. rock d. glass 7. Where is the identification from the text? a. Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. b. It was built in the ninth century under Sailendra dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom. c. The Borobudur temple is one of the historical remains in Sriwijaya era. d. The temples of Budha located in Magelang among others are Mendut, Pawon, and Borobudur 8. What is the text about? a. The weather in Magelang c. The description about Borobudur temple b. The history of Borobudur temple d. The location of Borobudur temple 9. What is the purpose of the text? a. To persuade readers to go to Borobudur Temple b. To describeabout Borobudur Temple c. To explain how to build temple d. To inform the way Buddhism worship 10. These are description part about Borobudur temple , except … a. The Borobudur temple is one of the historical remains in Sriwijaya era. b. This Borobudur is the biggest and the most magnificent among all the temples. c. The statues were made of rock and bronze. d. Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. This text is for question number 11 to 20 My Uncle Joko My Uncle Joko is my mothers elder brother. He is my favorite among my mothers brothers. He is a very interesting man. He lives quite near us with my Aunt Siska and my cousins Dian and Rendy. I often go to his house. He is about 45 with grey hair. He is still quit good-looking. He is tall and well-built. He has blue eyes and a strong face. He wears glasses. He is short sighted. He takes them off when he doesnt work. Uncle Joko is a textile engineer. He works for a big firm in the city. He travels widely in his job. He is an expert in solving problems with machines. At present, he is in the United States. He is visiting the firms customers there. He is very fond of the sea. He has a boat at the seaside. He goes there every weekend in summer to sail it. I sometimes stay with my cousins at their house on the coast. When Uncle Joko is at home he usually takes us out in the boat. 11. Where is Uncle Joko live? a. He lives far away with his wife and his children b. He lives in my house c. He lives quite near with us d. He lives with his aunt and his cousin 12. ….. He takes them off when he doesn’t work. line 5 The underline word refers to … a. Eyes c. Sighted b. Glasses d. Strong face 13. What is Uncle Joko’s job? a. Traveller c. Mechanics b. Employer at the big firm d. Textile engineer 14. How many children does Uncle Joko have? a. Only one c. one son and two daughter b. Three daughter d. one daughter and one son 15. What is the purpose of the text? a. To persuade reader to be textile engineer b. To explain how to sail by boat c. To describe uncle Joko d. To inform uncle Joko’s hobby 16. Where is the identification of the text? a. Paragraph 1 c. Paragraph 3 b. Paragraph 2 d. Paragraph 4 17. Who is Siska? a. She is my cousin c. she is my mother’s elder brother b. She is my mother d. she is my uncle’s wife 18. Which is the description from the text? a. My Uncle Joko is my mothers elder brother b. He is about 45 with grey hair c. He is my favorite among my mothers brothers d. He is a very interesting man. 19. What is he doing in United States? a. He is going to the sea c. He is visiting his customers b. He is traveling d. He is solving problem of machines 20. He goes there every weekend in summer to sail it. line 11 The word ‘it’ refers to … a. Boat c. Coast b. Seaside d. Fish This text is for question number 21 to 30 Giraffe This is the giraffe, one of the tallest and most interesting animals in the zoo. It is male and it is about six meters tall. The giraffe has big brown eyes which are protected by very thick leashes. The lashes are important source of protection. They can also cover the giraffes nostrils in order to protect its nose. It has brown spots on the skin and this coloring helps protect the giraffe. The giraffe also has two short horns on its head. Like the camel, the giraffe can go for a long time without drinking water. One source of water is the leaves which the giraffe eats from trees. Since it is so tall, the giraffe can reach the tender leaves at the top of the tree. The giraffe lives in small herds and often feed with other animals. A baby giraffe is two meters tall at birth. It can stand up by itself within a few minutes after birth and can run well in about two days. The giraffe has two methods of self protection. If something frightens an adult giraffe, it can gallop away at about fifty kilometers per hour or stay to fight with its strong legs. 21. How tall a giraffe is? a. Less than six meters c. About six meters b. More than six meters d. more than seven meters 22. What is the giraffe’s eyes color? a. brown c. red b. yellow d. black 23. These are the facts of important giraffe’s leashes, except… a. The lashes are important source of protection b. The leashes cover the giraffes nostrils in order to protect its nose c. The giraffe also has two short horns on its head d. The giraffe has big brown eyes which are protected by very thick leashes. 24. …. It has brown spots on the skin and this coloring helps protect the giraffe line 4 What does the word ‘it’refer to? a. Leashes c. Nose b. Giraffe d. Eyes 25. Which the identification of the text? a. The giraffe can go for a long time without drinking water. b. This is the giraffe, one of the tallest and most interesting animals in the zoo. c. The giraffe has big brown eyes which are protected by very thick leashes. d. The giraffe has two methods of self protection. 26. What is giraffe’s feed? a. Tree c. Leaves b. Water d. Meat 27. When does the baby giraffe start running well? a. A few minutes after birth c. About two months b. About two weeks d. About two days 28. What the adult giraffe will do when getting something frightens? a. They gallop away at about fifty kilometers per hour b. They jump into the highest tree c. They drink a water and spray it to their enemy d. They stay and hide behind the tree 29. … It can stand up by itself within a few minutes after birth line 9 The word ‘itself’ refers to …. a. Baby giraffe c. Baby giraffe’s feet b. Adult giraffe d. Giraffe’s feet 30. The writer’s purpose of writing the text is … a. To persuade readers to live like giraffe. b. To describe giraffe ’s feature and habit. c. To explain how giraffegetting something frightens. d. To inform readers how to giraffe feed. 49 Appendix 2 Notes VE = Very Easy 0.80 A B C D ID DP ME = Moderately Easy 0.71 - 0.80 1 UP 7 MeDi = Medium Difficult 0.51 - 0.70 LG 2 5 MoDi = Moderately Difficult 0.31 - 0.50 2 UP 7 VeDi = Very Difficult 0.00 - 0.30 LG 2 5 3 UP 7 E = Excellent 1.0 - 0.40 LG 1 2 4 G = Good 0.30 - 0.39 4 UP 7 M = Mediocre 0.20 - 0.29 LG 5 1 1 P = Poor 0.00 - 0.19 5 UP 2 2 2 1 W= Worst -0.01 LG 5 2 6 UP 7 LG 2 5 7 UP 2 4 1 LG 1 4 1 1 8 UP 7 LG 3 4 9 UP 7 LG 5 2 10 UP 3 2 2 LG 2 2 2 11 UP 7 LG 5 2 12 UP 6 1 LG 5 2 13 UP 1 1 5 LG 3 4 14 UP 7 LG 4 3 15 UP 7 LG 5 2 16 UP 4 3 LG 3 3 1 17 UP 7 LG 1 1 5 18 UP 1 6 LG 4 2 1 19 UP 7 LG 2 5 20 UP 1 6 LG 2 1 4 21 UP 1 6 LG 2 5 22 UP 7 LG 6 1 23 UP 1 5 1 LG 6 1 24 UP 3 4 LG 1 5 1 25 UP 7 LG 4 3 26 UP 5 2 LG 5 2 27 UP 4 3 LG 7 28 UP 7 LG 5 2 29 UP 5 2 LG 6 1 30 UP 4 2 1 LG 4 3 B 0.57 MeDi P A 0.85 0.28 VE M C 0.21 0.14 VeDi P C 0.28 VeDi P D 0.21 0.42 VeDi E B 0.78 0.42 ME E A 0.92 0.14 VE P D 0.14 VeDi P C 0.35 0.42 MoDi E D 0.71 0.28 ME M C 0.78 ME P 0.14 B 0.57 0.57 MeDi E C 0.85 0.28 VE M A 0.5 0.14 MoDi P D 0.85 0.28 VE M D 0.71 0.57 ME E C 0.85 0.28 VE M B 0.78 0.14 ME P D 0.64 0.14 MeDi P A 0.21 0.42 VeDi E C 0.85 0.28 VE M C 0.78 0.42 ME E B 0.85 0.28 VE M 0.42 ME E C 0.85 0.28 VE M C 0.35 0.42 MoDi E DP A 0.85 0.28 VE D 0.85 0.28 VE M ID B 0.85 0.28 VE M M B 0.14 0.28 VeDi M D 0.78 VALIDITY PRE-TEST NO Group Key Option ID DP Remark SMP Muhamadiyah 17 Rempoa Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran RPP Nama Sekolah : SMPN 2 TANGERANG SELATAN Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris Kelas Semester : VIII.1 2 Standar Kompetensi : Memahami makna teks tulis fungsional dan esei pendek sederhana berbentuk descriptive dan recount yang berkaitan dengan lingkungan sekitar. Kompetensi Dasar : Merespon makna dan langkah retorika dalam esei pendek sederhana secara akurat, lancar dan berterima yang berkaitan dengan lingkungan sekitar dalam teks berbentuk descriptive dan recount. Alokasi Waktu : 2 x 40 Menit pertemuan ke-1

1. Tujuan Pembelajaran

a. Siswa dapat mengidentifikasi informasi yang terdapat dalam teks berbentuk descriptive yang terdiri dari makna, bentuk, dan tujuan komunikatif teks. b. Siswa dapat mengkategorikan langkah retorika dalam descriptive text.

c. Siswa mampu menentukan language feature dalam descriptive.

Karakter yang diharapkan a. Rasa hormat dan perhatian respect

b. Tekun diligent c. Aktif active dan berani courage

2. Materi Pembelajaran

a. Generic structure of descriptive text b. Language features of descriptive text c. Specific information of descriptive text Appendix 3

3. Model dan MetodePembelajaran

 Model pembelajaran : Cooperative Learning  Metode pembelajaran : Numbered Heads Together

4. Alat dan bahan

 Buku siswa  Lembar Kerja Siswa LKS  Descriptive Text about person

5. Proses belajar mengajar A. Kegiatan Pendahuluan

Apersepsi :  Guru mengkondisikan kelas, berdoa bersama dan mengabsen kehadiran siswa  Guru tanya jawab mengenai teks tulis fungsional dan esai pendek sangat sederhana berbentuk descriptive yang berkaitan dengan lingkungan sekitar. Motivasi :  Menjelaskan pentingnya materi yang akan dipelajari berikut kompetensi yang harus dikuasai siswa yakni teks berbentuk descriptive.

B. Kegiatan Inti

Eksplorasi Dalam kegiatan eksplorasi:  Siswa mendengarkan penjelasan guru mengenai generic structures dan language features yang terdapat dalam descriptive text.  Guru membagi kelas menjadi beberapa kelompok yang terdiri dari 4 siswa.  Setiap siswa pada satu kelompok berhitung 1 sampai 4.  Siswa mendapatkan teks descriptive yang berjudul “My Best Friend Lenka” Elaborasi Dalam kegiatan elaborasi:  Mereka diberi waktu untuk membaca dan memahami teks descriptive tersebut.  Setiap kelompok akan diberikan tugas untuk menjawab beberapa pertanyaan yang berkaitan dengan descriptive text “My Best friend Lenka”.  Guru akan memanggil salah satu siswa dalam suatu kelompok untuk menjawab pertanyaan yang berkaitan dengan teks descriptive tersebut. Konfirmasi Dalam kegiatan konfirmasi:  Guru mengevaluasi hasil siswa dengan memberikan umpan balik  Guru memberikan motivasi kepada peserta didik yang belum mengerti.  Guru melakukan sesi tanya jawab dengan siswa untuk meluruskan kesalahan pemahaman, memberikan penguatan dan penyimpulan

C. Kegiatan Penutup

Dalam kegiatan penutup:  Guru bersama-sama dengan peserta didik danatau sendiri membuat rangkumansimpulan pelajaran;  Guru memberikan kesempatan kepada siswa untuk bertanya bagi yang belum paham berkaitan dengan materi yang diajarkan  Guru menyampaikan rencana pembelajaran pada pertemuan berikutnya.

6. Penilaian

Indikator Teknik Penilaian Bentuk Instrument Instrument Soal 1. Mengidentifikasi berbagai informasi yang terkait pada teks descriptive Tes Tulis Isian Terlampir 2. Mengidentifikasi langkah retorika teks descriptive 3. Mengidentifikasi cirri kebahasaan pada teks descriptive

a. Pedoman penilaian

No. Uraian Skor 1 Jawaban isian yang benar Tidak menjawab 100

b. Kunci Jawaban terlampir

My best friend Lenka I would like to talk about my best friend Lenka. I am so lucky to have her. Without her I would not be as happy as I am now. I have known her for my whole life. We are neighbors so I see her often. Lenka is small and quite slim. She has got an oval face with bright blue eyes and a big mouth. She has long brown wavy hair but she usually wears it in a ponytail. She is quite beautiful, especially when she smiles. She always seems to be in a good mood. We have nearly the same hobbies and sometimes the same opinions. She always brings out the best in me by being positive and cheerful. She is like a part of my family. I trust her as much as I trust my close family member. I find her very honest; she always says what she thinks. It can be useful sometimes .For example when we go shopping she tells me frankly what fits me and what not. We are really close to each other; she can tell if Im lying even if I am keeping a straight face I dont know how she does it I dont know how it is possible but I am never bored with her. Sometimes she tends to be stubborn, she never admits her fault. But she is stubborn only with her parents, but we have never argued. I hope our friendship will be long and wont ever end. 1.Which one the identification from that passage? 2. Where does Lenka live? 3. Please describe Lenka’s face? 4. Does Lenka have straight hair? 5. Why the writer can often see Lenka? 6. … but she usually wears it in a ponytail. It refers to? 7. What is the purpose of Lenka’s honest? 8. Explain the descriptions about Lenka? at least 5 sentences 9. Why does the writer never argue with Lenka’s stubborn? 10. What is the writer’s purpose write the text? Kunci Jawaban: 1. Identification:I would like to talk about my best friend Lenka. I am so lucky to have her. Without her I would not be as happy as I am now. I have known her for my whole life. We are neighbors so I see her often. 2. She lives near the writer’s house 3. She has got an oval face with bright blue eyes and a big mouth 4. No, she doesn’t. 5. Because they are neighbors 6. It refers to Lenka’s hair 7. The purpose is when they went to the shopping, Lenka told the writer frankly what fits her and what not. 8. Lenka is small and quite slim. She has got an oval face with bright blue eyes and a big mouth. She has long brown wavy hair but she usually wears it in a ponytail.She is very honest, she always say what she think. Sometimes she tends to be stubborn. 9. Because she is stubborn only with her parents 10. The purpose is for describing about her bestfriend Lenka, about her characteristics physical, her attitude and etc.

7. Sumber Belajar

 Students’ book: Real Time for Junior High School Students Year VIII. Hal. 60-77. Karangan: Nina Bates. 2007. Jakarta: Erlangga.