Characteristics of English Learning Materials for Grade X

3. Characteristics of English Learning Materials for Grade X

Students of Beauty Study Program Based on the results of the materials evaluation, the developed materials are considered appropriate. The developed materials have the characteristics as described in the following paragraphs. To give a brief picture about the content of the unit, there is a title at the very beginning. The title of the unit is derived from the expression of the text of each unit i.e. She Wears her Hair in a Fishtail Bun, The Contest will be Held on Saturday 14 th and Congratulations Following the title of the unit is a picture that reflects the title. Then, it is followed by a brief description of the unit ’s objectives. The unit’s objectives are presented in the form of paragraphs with guided questions that lead the students to find out the answer by themselves. The next is Warm-Up. The task is designed to build background knowledge of the students. The tasks of each unit are various. In Unit 1, the students are to fill in the blanks based on the pictures, while in Unit 2 and 3, there are pictures and some questions that lead the students to the topic of the unit. The main part of the unit is Lesson Proper. The tasks are divided into two sections; spoken and written. The four skills are all integrated. In the spoken section Let’s Listen and Speak, the students are given the tasks that help them to perform oral communication, whereas in the written section Let’s Read and Write, the tasks are designed to help the students to produce written texts. The last part of the unit is Reinforcement. The reinforcement covers Homework, Review, Reflection and Vocabulary list. The Homework aims to give students further chances to learn outside the class. The Review is provided to check the students’ understanding about what they have learned by doing some tasks. Following the Review is the Reflection. The Reflection is required to check the students’ level of understanding. To end the unit, there is a Vocabulary List that provides the students with some new words and their Indonesian meaning. The final draft of the materials is in the Appendix.

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