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3. The Compatibility of Materials with Core Competence and Basic
Competence. a. Completeness
This chapter covers the materials as proposed in the basic competence; understand the purpose, text structure and language element, as well as composing
spoken and written text to name the days, months, and time of the day, time in numeral form, date and years. The text include all expression listed such as
naming the name of days in pages 44 to 46, time in page 51 and 52, months in page 56 and 57, and dates in page 58 and 60.
b. In-depth
The exercises in this chapters requires student to explore the sequence of days and their activities in certain day as shown in page 47. Students are required
to list down their daily schedule in page 47. And to identify which day the student do certain activities in page 48 and 49, followed by exercises to tell the time and
certain daily activities in page 53 to 55. Students then showed on how to inquiry the date of classmate date of birth as has listed in page 59.The last exercise
courage students to explore the dates of national day’s celebrations in page 60 to 61.
4. Accuracy of Materials
a. Social function
In social function, this chapter includes simple recount text and descriptive text. Students are taught to recall personal experience of activities in certain days
and describe certain activities and events on specific dates. Most of the text is transactional interaction in exchanging information about days, time, months and
dates.
b. Element and Structure of Meaning
The element and structure of meaning is well implemented. The students introduce to list of name of the days, and relate the days with student daily
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activities followed by time. The students then exposed to naming the months and followed by dates. Students are later required to initiate communication in order
to obtain information about them.
c. Linguistic Features
The texts used in this chapter are brief and simple; the students are guided to explore ways of naming the day, time, months and dates and followed by
developing communication skill to inquire events of certain dates. The dialogues are short and the language quality is accurate and appropriate for the level of VII
grader.
3. Supporting Materials a.
Relevance
The chapter provide relevant illustration for each type of text. The pictures relate to students activities at certain time and days. There’s also a picture of a
calendar to give students more information on name of the months. These illustrations match well with student’s context in their daily lives.
b. Life Skills Development
Most of the text covers personal and academic skills. The materials cover the information related to student’s daily activities in school and at home and
develop interaction between students to find out information about their classmates.
c. Diversity insight
In term of diversity insight, there are few exercises that require students to explore Indonesia historical dates. Students are exposed to historical dates as
shown in page 60 and 62, and required to explore more important national historical dates in page 61.
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