Discussion RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
has also coped what should be learned by the students based on the syllabus. Students can learn how to understand and identify Descriptive, Recount, and
Narrative text. In addition the students can also completely learn about the components of reading through the texts, such as grammar, vocabulary,
pronunciation, reading aloud and reading comprehension that involves scanning, skimming and predicting.
The suitable materials for reading that has been designed by the writer also encourage reading for pleasure due to the topic has been used in each text is
interesting. This decision is to motivate the grade VIII students of junior high schools in order to be interested to read and learn the text. It is also based on the
students’ characteristics that give a view to create reading materials that give them some knowledge or information they want to know.
The teaching- learning process is conducted in the four stages. The first is Building the Context BC. The writer suggested the same term with Building
Knowledge the Context. In this stage, the introduction of each unit is presented through the illustrating pictures and several questions to activate the students’
mind and guide them to have a depiction about the topic being discussed during the teaching- learning process. Moreover, this stage also included the activities
used as a warming up before the students so other activities, especially in doing the reading tasks.
The second, Modelling and Deconstructing the Text MDT is giving the students a model and or an example of the form of a kind of text. In this
modeling, the writer completes the text with the showing of the generic structure of the text. The model is presented in interesting appearance so the students of
junior high schools will not be bored. Through good and suitable model, the students can really understand and be motivated to learn more. The model can
also be understood through some tasks that are also interesting and clear. These tasks will help students to learn and understand more.
The third is Joint Construction of the Text JCOT. Trough the good and suitable modeling, it is expected that the students will be able to construct the text
well. It can be conducted in groups or individual. In this stage the writer presented scramble sentences or paragraphs to be arranged correctly by the students. Other
activity is in the form of giving the generic structure of the text. Other creative activities that the writer can present is guiding students in facilitating some clue
words so students can complete the text correctly so it can be the right paragraph in the text.
The last one is Independent Construction of the Text ICOT . After following each preliminary activity in Building Knowledge of the Field,
Modelling of the Text, and Joint Construction of the Text, it will be easier for students to know and independently find and read other texts. Of course it should
also be guided by some tasks that have clear and appropriate instructions. In every unit should be seen and learned about the definition,
characteristics and the feature of the texts. The presentation should also be in interesting form. The students are expected to be interested and motivated to learn
them. The designing materials should be appropriate. It can be vary in carrying the tasks in each unit, color, picture and lay outs. The topic selected should cover
what students expect. Students can be encouraged and persuaded through interesting materials. They will be interested to learn by themselves through
something they want to know. It can be something that is amazing, new and interesting.