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Table 5. Personal Information of the Respondents Teacher for
Class Sex
Age Teaching
Experience Educational
Background M F 20
20 1-5 6-10 10 D3 S1
S2
Seven 2
2 2
2 Eight
1 1
1 1
Nine 1
1 1
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2 The Results of the Interview
From the interview with the English teachers, it was found that basically the students liked the reading activity and their proficie ncy toward the reading
subject was not too low. The problem was the uninteresting materials that the teachers gave. Teachers seldom gave them a fable which was actually more
interesting than only a plain text. From the interview, the writer concluded that, generally, the teachers agreed that fables can develop students’ motivation and
interest to read English passages. The results of the interview with the English teachers of SMP N 3 Sleman are presented in Appendix 4.
2. Formulating Goals, Topics and General Purposes
Having done the needs survey and gathered the data, the writer formulated the goals of designing a set of supplementary instructional reading materials for the
second semester of the first grade students of SMP N 3 Sleman. Goals are general statements of language programs that become the basis of a teaching and learning
process. There were two goals in the study; that is, to develop students’ reading skills and to grow students’ enthusiasm to read English texts.
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Then, the writer listed topic s that would be presented in each unit. In arranging the topics, the writer firstly considered the curriculum, whether these
topics were appropriate or not to give to the second semester of the first grade Junior High School students. Secondly, the writer also considered the social situation most
likely faced by the students. There were eight 8 topics selected in the study. They were taken from the moral lessons taught in each lesson unit. The topics were as
follows: 1. Slow and steady can win the race
2. A simple life has its own blessings 3. One good turn deserves another
4. Do not take more than you need 5. Never judge your enemy’s strength by his size
6. If you try hard enough, you may soon find an answer to your problem 7. Do not try to act big when you are really small
8. Those who lie and boast may end up in trouble Next, the writer stated the general purposes of what should be achieved by the
students by reading the topics selected. The general purposes are stated as the competence standard. The competence standards were that at the end of the course,
students are able to: 1. understand the contentgeneral idea conveyed in the fables.
2. understand the specific information of the fables. 3. comprehend the topics through fables using special comprehension learnt
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from the exercises in each lesson unit.
3. Specifying Learning Objectives
Based on the competence standards above, the writer specified them into basic competencies. The basic competence is the expected achievement in the future
after students learn the materials given. They are formulated in Table 6.
Table 6. The Basic Competence Unit
Title Basic Competence
I The Hare and the
Tortoise a. Make questions and answers based on the
pictures b. Deduce the meaning and use of unfamiliar
lexical items c. Complete blank sentences
d. Obtain general information from the fable e. Arrange the words into correct sentences
f. Re-write a short dialogue
II The Town Mouse
and the Country Mouse
a. Answer some questions related to the topic b. Deduce the meaning and use of unfamiliar
lexical items c. Obtain general information from the fable
d. Re-arrange scrambled sentences e. Write a short paragraph based on the provided
pictures
III The Ant and the
Dove a. Answer some questions related to the topic
b. Share experiences in pairs or in group c. Deduce the meaning and use of unfamiliar
lexical items d. Obtain general information from the fable
e. Write a short dialogue and perform it
IV The Hungry Wolf
and the Fox a. Match the pictures with the correct information
b. Fill the crossword puzzle c. Obtain general information from the fable
d. Obtain specific information from the fable e. Write a dialogue
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table 6. continued Unit
Title Basic Competence
V The Lion and the Mosquito a. Describe different characters in the
fable b. Deduce the meaning and use of
unfamiliar lexical items c. Obtain general information from the
fable d. Write a good dialogue to continue
the fable e. Summarize the fable using their own
words f. Write a short drama
VI The Thirsty Crow
a. Re-tell a short paragraph and answer some questions related to the short
paragraph b. Deduce the meaning and use of
unfamiliar lexical items c. Obtain general information from the
fable d. Complete blank sentences by
listening to the teacher
VII The Fly and the Bull
a. Answer some questions related to the topic
b. Discuss in groups about the characters of the animals in the
picture c. Deduce the meaning and use of some
lexical items d. Obtain general information from the
fable e. Arrange scrambled sentences
f. Re-write scrambled sentences into a correct paragraph
g. Change the fable into a dialogue and perform it
VIII The Monkey and the Dolphin
a. Write questions and answers related to the picture
b. Deduce the meaning and use of unfamiliar lexical items
c. Complete blank sentences
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table 6. continued Unit
Title Basic Competence
d. Obtain general information from the fable
e. Obtain specific information from the fable
f. Re-tell the fable by acting it out
4. Listing Subject Content
