2.2 Curriculum of Junior High School
Teaching English at junior high school encompasses the four language skills. They are taught in an integrated manner; therefore they can not be separated
from one another because they are related to each other. Writing is the last skill in English that cannot be ignored.
English literacy covers four levels; they are performative, functional, informational, and epistemic. At performative level, people can read, write, listen,
and talk by using symbols. At functional level, people can use language to fulfill their need like reading a newspaper. At informational level, people can access knowledge
by using the target language, and the last, at epistemic level people can share knowledge with the target language.
The objective of the English teaching at Junior High School is enabling students to reach functional level. In other words, they can use English for
communication both in spoken and written to solve their problem. Based on Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan 2006 KTSP 2006 School
Based Curriculum 2006, students in Junior High School are expected to write several texts. In this study, the writer focuses on recount text, specifically recount text which
is taught in 8
th
grade in the second semester. The competence standard and basic competence are as follows:
Competence Standard
6.Mengungkapkan makna dalam teks tulis fungsional dan esei pendek sederhana
berbentuk descriptive, dan recount untuk berinteraksi dengan lingkungan sekitar Basic Competence
6.2 Mengungkapkan makna dan langkah retorika dalam esei pendek sederhana dengan menggunakan ragam bahasa tulis secara akurat, lancar dan berterima untuk
berinteraksi dengan lingkungan sekitar dalam teks berbentuk descriptive dan recount
From the description above, in this grade students are expected to be able to write descriptive text and recount text. See Appendix 1 to see complete Competence
Standard and Basic Competence related to recount text.
2.3 General Concept of Recount Text
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