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In this action research, I conducted two cycles; cycle 1 and cycle 2. But, before doing the research, I conducted a pre-test. It shows students’ prior
knowledge about report text. In this first step, students were asked to make a report text by developing the key words given.
The explanations of steps of the cycles were presented more clearly as the following:
3.1.1 Cycle 1
1. Planning In doing this activity, I intended to find out an institution to do an action
research. SMP N 2 Kudus was chosen as institution to do the research. I asked the English teacher’s about the students and teaching learning activity in there. I
found that the students in that school faced difficulties in writing, especially about report which they learned in that semester. They were lack of vocabulary and their
writings were not coherence. Then, I designed a well-prepared plan and making some lesson plans to solve that students’ problem.
2. Action In this activity, I explained materials of report text briefly and gave an
exam of report text. Then, I explained the generic structure and the lexicogrammatical features of report. A media using All About Animals VCD was
introduced in writing. Finally, cycle 1 test was given to check the students’ progress to write a report text using the media.
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3. Observation I analyzed and collected the result of the action to supervise to what extent
the result of “action” reaches the objective. 4. Reflection
In this activity, I observed whether the “action” activity had resulted any progress, what progress happened, and also about the positive and negatives.
3.1.2 Cycle 2
1. Planning The planning in cycle 2 is based on the result of the cycle 1. The planning
which will be done is to make improvement of the planning teaching writing report by using All About Animals VCD and it is hoped that it can solve the
problems or weaknesses in cycle 1. 2. Action
The act in cycle 2 is done by giving the feedback about the result which is got in cycle 1. Learning process in cycle 2 enclosed the solutions of the difficulty
which is faced by the students. 3. Observation
Analyzing and collecting the result of the action. The purpose it to know to what extent the result of “action” reaches the objective.
4. Reflection Reflection in cycle 2 is used to reflect the evaluation result to determine
the developments which have been reached along the teaching and learning process.
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3.2 Subject of the Study
