CHAPTER IV. RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter discusses the result of the actions in the cycle 1 and cycle 2. Each cycle consists of the results of observation, the result of writing test, the
result of reflection, and the discussion of the research result.
4.1 The Research Result of Cycle 1
This section discusses about the research results of cycle 1. It consists of the implementation of the action, the result of observation, the result of writing
test, and the result of reflection.
4.1.1 The Implementation of the Action in Cycle 1
The implementation of cycle 1 was held in three meetings. Meeting 1 and meeting 2 were used to conduct teaching learning process by using realia as media
to teach writing consisting five aspect of writing to VIII D students. They were conducted based on lesson plan which had been consulted with the English
teacher. Meeting 3 was used to conduct writing achievement test covering content, organization, grammar, vocabulary, and mechanic.
The first meeting of Cycle 1 was conducted on Tuesday, March 31st, 2015. In meeting 1 , the researcher taught the students based on the lesson plan 1 ,
while the English teacher observed the students participation. The researcher started the class by greeting VIII D students and checking their attendance. After
checking the st udents’ attendance, the researcher showed a realia of “watermelon”
and gave some leading questions to the students related to the theme which was given in the class. The theme was about fruits. Then, the researcher stated the
objectives of the teaching learning process to the students. In the main activities, the researcher distributed task 1, answer sheet, and
some realia of fruits “guava, orange, apple”. The researcher asked the students to
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do exercise 1 by write down the sentences based on the realia given using simple present tense. They had to submit their works after 25 minutes of the allocated
time for task 1. Then, the researcher distributed task 2, answer sheet, and realia. In task 2, the students had to write a descriptive text about avocado. They were asked
to finish it in 10 minutes individually. The second meeting of Cycle 1 was conducted on Wednesday, April 1st
2015. Meeting 2 was conducted based on the lesson plan 2, it was almost the same as the implementation of meeting 1. After gr
eeting and checking the students’ attendance, the researcher showed
a realia of “chili” and delivered some leading questions. After that, the researcher stated the objectives of the lesson.
In meeting 2, the main activities were started by distributed realia of vegetables “spinach, eggplant, cucumber, and carrot” to the students. The students
were asked to do exercise 1. They had to describe some realia using their own sentences based on the questions given. Then, they were asked to write a
descriptive text about tomato. They were asked to finish it in 10 minutes individually.
The evaluations conducted in this classroom action research were process and product evaluations. Process evaluation was conducted by using observation
checklist to evaluate whether the students were active or not while teaching and learning was in process. Product evaluation focused on the students’ writing
achievement in writing descriptive text. The writing test was administered in the end of cycle action.
4.1.2 The Result of the Observation in Cycle 1
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