Determining the Actions to Overcome the Selected Problems

The plans of the Cycle 1 are presented in the following discussions. 1 First meeting In the first meeting, the plans focused on introducing the activities and media of PWIM technique in three stages of genre based approach that are BKOF, MOT, and JCOT. The followings are the discussions of each stage. 1. BKOF Building knowledge of the Field There were some plans to implement PWIM technique made by the researcher and the collaborators in BKOF stage. They are: a Selecting Pictures The researcher and collaborator selected interesting pictures as media in leading activities. The pictures are the representative of the texts that were discussed in the next activities. b Identifying and Labeling Items The researcher and collaborators designed the leading activities by providing several questions related to the pictures. They also designed activities to encourage the students to write down many words of the pictures. Moreover, they provided a narrative text and the generic structure of the text. c Reading and Reviewing the Picture Word Chart. The Researcher gave opportunities for the students to enrich their vocabulary mastery by providing the picture word chart. The students can add words in the picture word chart. The following is the example of Picture word chart. 2. MOT Modeling of the Text There were some plans to implement PWIM technique made by the researcher and the collaborators in MOT stage. The plans focused on giving the students task related to the narrative text and the language use of the text. They are: a Classifying Words The activity was designed for the students to classify words that they have got from the pictures whether it was noun, verb, adjective, or adverb. b Completing Sentences They also prepared to give an exercise called “fill in the blank”. In this exercise, the students were asked to complete the sentence using the correct verb form. 3. JCOT Joint Construction of the Text Clim bed up . . . Unlocked A ladder A burglar Figure 7. The Example of the Picture Word Chart in Cycle 1 There were some plans to implement PWIM technique made by the researcher and the collaborators in JCOT stage. They are: a Generating Sentences and Paragraphs The researcher prepared worksheet containing jumbled sentences of a story. The students were asked to put sentences into the right order. b Reading and Reviewing Sentences and Paragraphs The researcher and the collaborator planned to correct and give feedback on the results of the students’ writing to make them know their mistakes such as misspelling words and incorrect grammar. 2 Second meeting In the second meeting, the plans focused on implementing the activities and media of PWIM technique in ICOT stage. The researcher followed the steps of writing process as explained in the following discussions. a Planning • Selecting Pictures The researcher prepared and selected a picture for the students to help them generating the idea. The pictures about “Timun Mas Story” would be given for the students. • Identifying and Labeling Items The students were asked to identify items and ideas related to the pictures. • Reading and Reviewing the Picture Word Chart