In order to solve the problem in Cycle 1 the researcher would continue to implement several actions in the Cycle 2.
4. Revised Plan
Based on the reflection of Cycle 1, there were some plans which need to be revised. They were the use of media, the use of comprehension strategies, and
classroom management.
2 Report of Cycle 2
1. Planning
In Cycle 2 the researcher and the collaborator made some revisions and improvements in the lesson plan and some aspects in it, especially the use of
instructional media. Even so, the planning of the action plan in Cycle 2 was not totally different from that in Cycle 1.
2. Actions and Observation
In implementing the action plan, the researcher was assisted by the collaborator who acted as the observer this time. In the second cycle, he
introduced school announcement and invitation. He guided the students to analyze the text and how to comprehend it. There were three texts that were used in this
cycle. Each meeting used one text. The implementation of the actions are described as follows.
a. Using Semantic Mapping
Semantic mapping was used in the same way as in the previous cycle. The map was used as an activity before reading to help the students to brainstorm
ideas. The map was also used while and after reading to help the students comprehend the content of the text.
Here, the researcher made sure that every students filled the map properly, since previously there were some students who lazed around and were unwilling
to fill the map properly. It can be seen from the following quotation of the field note.
The students read the school announcement in
Task 1
. After they finished reading the researcher asked them to fill the map in the
handout. The researcher checks and makes sure that everyone fill it properly. Then, she draws a map in the whiteboard and asks the
students to fill it. The researcher and the students discuss the content of the map together.
AppendixField Note 4
It is important to ensure that everyone in the class does the task properly. Checking the students map was useful to guarantee that the whole member of the
class had the same understanding.
b. Using Pictures
In the previous cycle, pictures were useful media to attract the students to read the text and to recall the students’ prior knowledge. As what had been
planned, the researcher used more pictures in the handouts. Since the text that were used in Cycle 2 are announcement and invitation, cued pictures were not
necessarily needed. The researcher put pictures in each announcement and invitation in the handouts. By putting more pictures, the students were motivated
to read the text. The finding can be seen from the following quotation. R:
Dek, gambar di teks yang sekarang itu gimana menurutmu?
What do you think about the pictures in the current handouts?
S:
Sekarang banyak ya mbak gambarnya. Jadi menarik mbak, biasanya kalu teksnya undangan sama pengumuman kan jarang ada
gambarnya. Bagus deh mbak pokoknya yang sekarang.
There were many pictures, right? It made the texts interesting. I rarely found
announcement and invitation with pictures, so I think that was interesting.
AppendixInterview Transcript 9
The kinds of pictures that were put in the texts are logos and the other pictures as ornaments, by using logos and ornaments in the texts, the students
were able to recognize the kind of announcement and invitation. It can be seen from the quotation below.
R: S:
R: S:
Gambar yang di teks sekarang membantu tidak untuk memahami teks?
What do you think about the pictures in the handouts? Were they helpful for you to comprehend thr text?
Membantu mbak. Aku aja belum baca udah tau isi teknya tentang apa. Yang ada logo OSISnya itu biasanya undangan rapat, yang ada
gambar benderanya itu pengumuman upacara.
It was helpful miss. By seeing the pictures, I could tell what the invitations and
announcements are about.
Gitu ya? Jadi dengan melihat gambarnya kamu sudah bisamenduga - duga isi teksnya tentang apa.
I see. So by seeing the pictures you could predict the contents of the text.
Iya, seperti itu mbak
. Yes, that is right.
AppendixInterview Transcript 10
The use of pictures was helpful in several ways. The first one is that pictures can attract the students to read the text. The students preferred to read
texts with pictures rather than plain texts. The pictures also helped the students to recall their background knowledge that lead to comprehend the texts.
c. Teaching Key Vocabulary
