c. Using cards containing characters’ description and pictures as clues, the
students would be asked to differentiate them according to each character’s description.
d. Giving reading comprehension worksheets containing a descriptive text and
the questions related to the text Short answer and multiple choices. e.
Conducting a whole class discussion about the text and the tasks. 3
Meeting III In the third meeting, the researcher and the teacher planned to give a
different kind of descriptive texts. The actions that would be implemented were presented below.
a. Using SCSS as the learning steps of the lesson. b. Using a game in the teaching and learning process.
c. Using cards containing vocabularies and pictures as clues. d. Conducting a whole class discussion about the text and the tasks.
2 Action and Observation
Cycle 2 was also held in three meetings. The first meeting was conducted on April 29th, 2015, the second meeting was on April 30th, 2015, and the third
meeting was on May 13th, 2015.The researcher taught the materials during the implementation of the actions and the teacher became the observer. The
researcher taught about different kinds of descriptive texts in each meeting. The
teacher observed the teaching and learning process and filled in the observation sheet. The implementation of the actions was described as follows.
1 Meeting I
The first meeting of Cycle 2 was conducted on Wednesday, April 29th, 2015. It began at 8.35 a.m. and finished at 9.55 a.m. In this meeting, the
researcher taught about the description of animal. The text which was mainly used in this meeting was “My Cat”. First, the researcher began the lesson by greeting
the students, asking the students’ condition, and checking the student’s attendance.
At this occasion, the researcher conducted a silent card shuffle game. The name of the game was Syno Game. Syno game was a game about synonym word.
The detailed explanation about the activity was described in the following. ...
Syno game was a game about synonym word. Actually this game was made by R to make a various activity in the class room. Syno game was played by
guessing the letter of the words. The group had a turn to guess the letter one by one.
The game was a group competition among 4 rows. Each row consisted of 8-10 Ss. Each group chose one of their members to sit in the front chair on each
row as the leader of the group. Heshe had to answer the question. R gave 5
seconds for each group to decide their answer. R gave 10 points for the group who can answer the word correctly, and -10 points who answer incorrectly.
R informed Ss that the winner of the competition will get a reward. Than Ss was so happy to hear that. Ss did a great job for that competition. There was
one group as the winner, and R gave them some rewards. After that, Ss tried to write the sentence by using the synonim word. It was
made to make Ss thought creatively. The task was about simple present tense. R went around to help the Ss to make a good sentence. Ss did the task seriously, but
there were some students who were a little bit noisy during the activity. Some
other Ss asked R about the task. Although simple present tense had been taught by their T, there were some Ss who got difficulties in doing the task.
R gave some examples about the use of simple present tense in a sentence. After they finished doing the task, R discussed the answers together with Ss. All
of them got good marks in this task because many of them worked together with their classmates.
...
R: Researcher T: Teacher
Field Notes 7, Appendix D
After that, the researcher informed them that the next activity was Silent Card Shuffle. The researcher reminded students about the steps of Silent Card
Shuffle. Then, as usual, the researcher asked students to make some groups consisted of 4-5 students. Then, the researcher an envelope containing some cards
about the jumbled pargraph and the pictures of text “My Cat”. The students must rearrange the cards and pictures to make a good story.
The winner of this competition was the fastest group to stick their works on the whiteboard and had the most correct arrangement of the cards. After that, the
researcher gave a set of cards to each group. The cards contained jumbled paragraphs of “My Cat” story. The students rearranged the cards and pictures to
be a complete story of “My Cat”. The figure below showed the student activity in arranging the cards in the third meeting of Cycle 1.
Figure 8: The students were arranging the cards containing pictures and jumbled paragraphs
The researcher walked around the classroom to observe the students’ progress while working in groups. It could be seen from the figure below.
Figure 9: The researcher was observing the students during the group competition
Then, the researcher gave some sheets of thick paper and blu-tack for each group to stick their paper on the whiteboard. After all of the groups finished
sticking their works on the whiteboard, the researcher checked their works one- by-one. After examining the students’ works, the researcher announced the winner
of the game. The rewards were given to the winning group. 2
Meeting II The second meeting of Cycle 2 was held on Thursday, April 30th, 2015. It
started from 11.45 a.m. to 1.05 a.m. The researcher opened the lesson by greeting the students and checking the students’ attendance. After that, she reviewed the
materials in the last meeting. The students were given the opportunity to answer the questions related to the text “My Cat”.
After the discussion of last materials had finished, the researcher told the students that they would learn the characters of Doraemon. Next, the researcher
told the students that there would be a silent card shuffle game. The game was Who Am I game. The detailed explanation about the activity was described in the
following. ....
Then, R reviewed the materials in the previous meeting. “What have we learnt in the last meeting?” Ss answered, “Synonym, My Cat’s text”. R said, “Yes,
good. Do you still the synonym of beautiful? Ss replied “pretty, good looking”. Then, R asked the synonym of bother to the Ss. Ss were silent. R wrote the clues
of the answer by writing the letter in the white board.
R said, “ who wants to answer the question? Raise your hand please?”. Trahara raised his hand and said annoy Miss. R answer “Good Job, Trahara”. R
asked them to give applause to him. After the discussion finished, R informed Ss that there would be a game
again this day. At that time, Ss were noisy and many of them were talking loudly. The name of the game was Who am I. This game would discuss about the
characteristics of Doraemon cartoon. Every group had to act out the actor by turn.
Then, R told more details about the rule of the game. The Ss divided into 7 groups. Every group consisted of 4 - 5 Ss. Each group chose one of their member
as a leader to act out in front of the class. Another member had to match the picture and the description according to the performance of their friends.
Before starting the game, R distributed an envelope pictures and the characteristics of Doraemon for each group. R reminded the Ss about the steps of
Silent Card Shuffle, but there were only two steps used, namely Silent Classification and Justify and Refine. R gave modal scores for each group 100
points.
If there was a group whose students were found cheating or talking during Silent Classification step, their score would be reduced. After Ss were ready in
their positions, R gave a command to start the game. After all the cards which contained pictures were all arranged, the leader
may join their friends to classify the cards. Then, R gave blu-tack for each group to stick the cards. R gave a command to continue to the second step i.e. Justify
and Refine. Ss might discuss with their friends about the card order.
R went around and checked the card one by one. The result showed the most correct answers was the winner of the game. Then, R gave the rewards to
this group. The class paused for a moment. R, T, and Ss must listen to the announcement. The announcement said that there will be no scout.
R: Researcher T: Teacher
Field Notes 8, Appendix D
Figure 10: The student acted out the characters of Doraemon
3 Meeting III
The third meeting was conducted on Tuesday, May 13th, 2015. This meeting was the part of “My Mom” story. In the first and second meeting, a game
were conducted. Therefore, the researcher wanted to have a different activity. The detailed explanation about the activity was described in the following.
... R informed that that day the Ss still applied the technique of Silent Card
Shuflle, but R had a different activity. Last week the Ss played Syno game, Who am I game, this day the Ss would do finding word game. The Ss had to find some
words in the worksheet according to the text “ My mother” that would be distributed by R. The member of this game was same with in the previous
meeting. It was about 4 – 5 Ss for each group.
The group who was fastest finding the word, they sticked their paper in the whiteboard and took the envelope pictures and clues words. After getting the
envelope, the group had to arrange the card correctly. R reminded to the Ss, during they arranged the card they must apply the rule of Silent Card Shuffle.
There were only three Silent Card Classification, Justify and Rifine and Teacher Debriefing.
R gave a command to start the first step Silent Classification. The Ss classified the cards silently. Then, Ss moved to the next step Justify and Refine.
Many of the groups had already finished arranging their cards. Then, R gave blu- tack for each group to stick the cards. R asked to the Ss, “have you finished?. Ss
