Implementing the Jigsaw Technique in the Reading Class
Then, the researcher explained to the students about the generic structure and the language features of the descriptive text. It can be seen from the field notes below.
When the researcher explained the material, some students in the back talked each other so he walked closer to warn them and asked them to read the text entitled
“My Dog, Brownie”. Next, the researcher asked them to make jigsaw groups and there were 5 jigsaw groups Teams A,B,C,D,and E. The researcher used group
name board to set each of the groups in their place. It took them quite a long time to make jigsaw groups. After that, he asked the students to take a look at the text
entitled “My Sphynx Cat”. He divided the topic into 5 topics. The students who got the same topic gathered in the expert group. The expert groups were divided
into five different topics those were group 1: fur, group 2: body, group 3: tail, group 4: characteristics, group 5: habitual. The researcher asked them with spoken
instruction to find description about the topic they got. The students discussed to R menjelaskan fungsi teks tersebut adalah memberikan deskripsi secara
khusus tentang orang, barang, hewan, dan tempat dan teks tersebut menggunakan
present tense
yang biasanya
memuat fakta
dan kebenaran. Dan ciri khas teks tersebut adalah penggunaan present tense
and kata sifat. Secara umum formula present tense adalah S+V1VsVes dan untuk kata sifat adalah yang bisa dibandingkan dan dapat dketahui
dengan indra manusia.
The researcher explained the function of descriptive text was to give a description about particular person, things, animal, and place. This text
uses present tense which presents fact and truth. It usually had a special features which the use of present tense and adjective. Commonly, the
formula of the present tense was S+V1VsVes and adjective was anything that could be compared and knew through the human sense.
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find the information they needed. In the group discussion, the students were still confused about the instruction given by the researcher. Thus, he guided the
students in the discussion process and walked around to check other groups. After all students had finished with the discussion, the researcher asked them to go back
to the jigsaw group to share their information. A few minute later, the bell rang and the researcher ended the class.