Table 4 Pre-test Topics
No Pre-test Instrument
Times
1. Joko Widodo
60 Minutes 2.
Taj Mahal 3.
Kangaroo
Table 5 Post-test Topics
No Post-test Instrument
Times
1. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
60 Minutes 2.
The Great Wall of China
3. My chicken
G. Research Procedure
The procedure of the research is as follows:
1. Planning
Before applying the research procedure, the writer made some planning to run the application well. There are some steps that must be planned by the writer. The
procedure of making planning of this research can be seen as follows: a.
Determining the subject The tenth grade students of SMA Hidayatul Muslihin Way Kanan were chosen
by writer as the subject of the research, one as an experimental class and one as a control class.
b. Selecting material
The writer selected the material based on the Curriculum for Senior High School.
c. Preparing the pretest
The writerprepared the pre-test that was given to know students’ descriptive text
writing ability before being given the treatment. The students were given three topics, they were: Joko Widodo, Taj Mahal and Kangaroo.
d. Determining the material
The writer determined the material which is taught to the students, that was descriptive text writing about describing people, place and animal. The writer
chose describing people with the title Joko Widodo and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono because both of them are famous people in Indonesia so that the
students more easily write descriptive text through the information they have. Second, the writer chose Taj Mahal and Great Wall of China because both of
places are the only place in the world so it would be interesting if students write descriptive text with that theme. The last, the writer chose the theme of
Kangaroo and My Chicken because this animal is easy to find in everyday life or from social media so that the students will be easy to describe the theme.
e. Preparing the post-test
The writer prepared the post-test that was given to know the students’ descriptive
text writing ability after being given the treatment. The students were given three topics, they were: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, The Great Wall of China and My
chicken.
2. Application
The writer conducted the research in five meetings for each class. The five meetings
consist of several activities as follows:
a. One meeting was for pre-test. The writer asked the students to make a
descriptive text that consists of 75-100 words to know students’ descriptive text
writing ability before being given the treatment with the topics provided. b.
Three meeting were to introduce the material and teaching method. In this research, the writer conducted the treatment by using small group discussion in
the experimental class and by using lecture method in control class. c.
One meeting was for post-test. The teacher asked to the students to make a descriptive text that consists of 75-
100 words to know students’ descriptive text writing ability after being given the treatment with the topics provided. The
total number of the test items was determined by the validity and reliability analysis of the pre-test. It means that only the valid and reliable test items are
used in post-test.
3. Reporting
