First Cycle
The fir st cycle w as implemented in tw o meetings. Which cover ed model par agar ph, language based exer cise in each meeting, and the peer -editing pr acticed. Ther e w er e four
stages in the pr ocess of the r esear ch namely planning, acting, obser ving, and r eflecting.
a. Planning
Based on the pr oblem faced by the students of XI A2 class of SMK Neger i 1 Pati, the r esear cher made a lesson plan, the mater ial, w or ksheet and the peer -editing check
list sheet as the students guidelines. The implement ation focused on comphr ehension of char acter istics of r ecount text, they w er e gener ic str uctur e, and languge featur es.
b. Comphrehensing The characteristics of Recount Text
This phase focused on the r ecount w r iting comphr ehension. Her e is the elabor ation of the stages of the fir st cycle.
a Opening
The r esear cher began the teaching lear ning pr ocess by nar ating her embr assing moment to the students. Then the r esear cher asked the students some question r elated
to her stor y.
b Main Activity
After giving some question then the r esear cher ditr ibuted the r ecount par agr aph model entiteld “My Fir st Flight”. This r ecount text is telling about someones’
exper ience in the air por t. After w ar ds, the r esear cher asked the students to deter mine the gener ic sr uctur e of the text, but some students did not under stand or might not
know the r ecount text w ell. Ther efor e, the r esear cher explained the featur es of r ecount text. The r esear cher explained that the gener ic structur e of the text w as or ientation,
event, and or ientation. The r esear cher also explained about the language featur e of r ecount text, especially the gr ammar used in r ecount text. The r esear cher explained
that r ecount text use Simple Past Tense. The w r iter asked the students to discuss w ith their chair mate to analyze the w or ds or phr ases indicating the past tense and analyzed
the synonym and antonym of vocabular ies r elated w ith the text. The r esear cher w alked ar ound to see their w or ks; some seemed ver y
enthusiastic and most w er e able to do.
c Closing
Because of the limited time, the r esear cher shor tly concluded the mater ial at the meeting by r eveiw ing the featur es of r ecount text. Then closed the lesson by giving
homew or k to them to make composition about their unfor getable moment.
a. Implementing Peer-Editing