3.6.2.1 The Planning of the Action
The planning or the preparation was the first stage. In this stage, the materials, lesson plans, etc, were prepared by the
researcher collaboratively with the English teacher.
These were some activities done in the planning stage:
1.
Choosing the topic and the appropriate material for teaching reading comprehension of descriptive text,
2.
Constructing the lesson plans for the first cycle,
3.
Preparing the materials and the worksheets dealing with the reading exercise,
4.
Preparing the observation checklist containing the indicators of active
participation that the students have to perform,
5.
Preparing the reading comprehension test,
6.
Determining the criteria of success of the action.
3.6.2.2 The Implementation of the Action
In the implementation stage, the researcher applied the lesson plans that the
researcher had constructed with the English teacher. It was applied according to the syllabus of English subject of the VII-A grade students of SMPN 3 Rambipuji
Jember. In this stage, the lesson plans in the first and second cycle were implemented.
The researcher explained the students about the theory of descriptive text, the steps in creating Semantic Mapping technique and did the tasks. At last, the students did the
reading comprehension test about descriptive text in each meeting.
3.6.2.3 Classroom Observation and Evaluation
In the classroom observation stage, the observation checklist which consisted of
some indicators of students’ active participation was used to record the activities.
In the evaluation stage, the researchers evaluated the use of Semantic Mapping technique covering the process and the product of teaching learning activity.
In the process of teaching learning activity, the researchers evaluated the students’
active participation based on the indicators of observation checklist. Meanwhile, in
the product of teaching learning activity, the results of reading test were evaluated analytically.
3.6.2.4 The Reflection of the Action
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