Planning The Report of Cycle 1
60 solve the problems that have been formulated previously related to the teaching
and learning process and the students’ reading comprehension skill. They were: 1
using various activities based on the Multiple Intelligences techniques so that the students’ reading comprehension and the classroom activities
could be improved. There were some reading skills of the VIII A students that the researcher
wanted to improve. The first skills related to the students’ vocabulary mastery. During the meeting in the Building Knowledge of the Field BKOF, the
researcher used Pictures and Mind-Mapping Visual-Spatial intelligence techniques, Songs related to the text Musical intelligence technique and
Socratic-questioning Logical-Mathematical intelligence technique. These techniques were also used to vary the classroom activities so that the students
could be more attracted to the lesson and could gain more vocabulary. To help the students’ improving their understanding of the text, the
researcher with the students would analyze the text critically by using Socratic- questioning Logical-Mathematical Intelligence technique in the Modeling of the
Text MOT stage. The researcher would ask the students’ opinion about the text to deepen their understanding of the text. The technique would also be used when
they discussed about the Language Feature related to the text. Using text that is related to the nature Naturalist intelligence technique, Peer Sharing
Interpersonal intelligence techniques and One-Minute Reflection Intrapersonal intelligence technique would also be used during the MOT stage. The researcher
61 would also used worksheets that was full of color and illustration. She expected
that these techniques helped the students understanding the text. Finally, the researcher would try to develop several reading skills in the
Joint Construction of the Text JCOT and Independent Construction of the Text ICOT. In the first meeting, the researcher would use the matching activity and
the crossword activity Linguistics intelligence techniques to help the students developing their grammar mastery, vocabulary related to the writer’s tone and
feeling and their understanding of references. In the second meeting, the researcher would use the Board Games activity Interpersonal, Visual-Spatial and
Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence techniques not only to develop their reading skills, but also to lighten up the teaching and learning process of reading. In the
third meeting, the students would be expected to use their logical thinking in analyzing the text in the TrueFalse activity.
2 promoting group discussion to improve the classroom interaction between
the teacher and the students and among the students and the students’ participation.
The English teacher usually uses the teacher-centered teaching style. It
made the students had less role and participation in the class. By using group discussion, the major role that was previously held by the teacher could be held by
the students. The students could get more participated in their group’s discussion about the text. They could share their own opinions and perceptions about the text
within their groups.
62 After all the plans were formulated, they would be executed in the actions
and observation on the first cycle. The teaching and learning process would be conducted based on these plans.