In this study, the writer applies those activities to help the students in making a good paragraph. She gives an interesting topic for the students to get a
full attention from the students so that they will follow the class activity well. After the students finish making a paragraph, they will have a small group
discussion to evaluate their works together and then revise it by themselves.
4. The School Based Curriculum for the Junior High School
School Based Curriculum Guideline explains that KTSP, stands for Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan
. It has been applied in Indonesian school since academic year 20062007. Each group unit of education and school
committee develop this curriculum. A deep analysis on students’ condition and needs in the present and future time shows a need of curriculum which can make
the student independent, smart, critical, logical, and creative. The School Based Curriculum SBC is an operational curriculum arranged and implemented by
every school. There are some terms, which are often used in the SBC and therefore need
to be clarified. The terms are: a.
Competence standard: Competency standard is an ability, which is mastered and implemented by the students in a subject after the learning process is
carried out Nurgiyantoro, 2003: 3. b.
Basic competence: Basic competence is minimum ability mastered by the students Nurgiyantoro, 2003: 4.
c. Indicator: indicator is spelled out directly from the basic competence.
Achievement indicator is characteristic, feature, performance, or response showed by the students in relation to the basic competence Nurgiyantoro,
2003: 4. English skills become the main concerns of the SBC. There are four skills
in SBC. In this study, the writer applies the writing skill to design a set of writing instructional materials using mind mapping for the eighth grade students of
SMPN 1 Kalikotes Klaten. The competence standard and basic competence for writing skill for the
eighth grade students is described in Table 2 on the following page.
Table 2.1: The Writing Standard Competence and Basic Competence for Grade Eighth Students of Junior High School
School Name
SMPN 1 Kalikotes Klaten
Subject
English
Skill
Writing
Semester
I
Competence Standard
6. To express the meaning of short functional texts and short essay in a form of descriptive and recount in the
environment nearby.
Basic Competence
6.1 To express the meaning of short functional text use several of written languages accurately, fluently, and
acceptable in the environment nearby. 6.2 To express the meaning and the rhetorical ways of short
essay use various of written languages in a form of descriptive and recount accurately, fluently, and acceptable
in the environment nearby
