The Implementation of Grammatical Snakes and Ladders Game in Teaching Simple Past Tense

¾ Bagian mana yang kamu anggap menyulitkan dalam permainan? Answer: tidak ada ¾ Apakah ada saran dan kritik dari pembelajaran yang kamu lakukan barusan? Answer: tidak miss…tidak ada sama sekali miss, miss mengajar disini lagi ya miss..biar ga bosan. The teacher said that this game of Grammatical Snakes and Ladders is effective for teaching learning process. ¾ Here are the questions given to the teacher in the third cycle ¾ Apakah siswa kelihatan lebih senang dan aktif dalam pembelajaran? Answer: ya siswa lebih aktif dalam berdiskusi ¾ Apakah metode diskusi yang digunakan dapat meningkatkan pemahaman siswa dalam materi pelajaran Simple Past Tense? Answer: Ya, metode yang digunakan sangat efektif untuk diskusi ¾ Apakah metode diskusi yang dilakukan sangat efektif digunakan dalam materi pembelajaran bahasa Inggris yang lain? Answer: tentu, bisa digunakan untuk materi lain selain Simple Past Tense ¾ Apakah saran dan kritik dari metode yang telah digunakan? Answer: lebih kreatif lagi dalam membuat suatu metode dan teknik pembelajaran.

3. The Implementation of Grammatical Snakes and Ladders Game in Teaching Simple Past Tense

™ Cycle 1 Planning Planning is the first step in action research. In planning, the writer finds out and observes the problems in teaching learning process, decides trouble subject, plans the subject, develops lesson planning, arranges worksheet, provides the source of learning, develops evaluation form, and develops observation learning form. In addition, the writer must focus in preparing the material, good method or strategy, and tools or visual aid before entering the class. In preparing the material, the writer chooses simple past tense, because one of the materials is taught in VIII class, based on curriculum and syllabus is simple past tense. Simple past tense is divided into two categories; verbal sentence and nominal sentence. In this first cycle, the writer teaches about verbal sentence and prepares for it. In verbal sentence are verbs; regular and irregular verb and the use of them in simple past tense. Therefore, the writer prepares for verbal sentence in the first cycle. In addition, the strategy is used snakes and ladders game by using snakes and ladders board for the first planning. Also the writer has to prepare two small snakes and ladders boards and one big snakes and ladders board. These two small boards are getting from the toys store and the big snakes and ladders board is made by the writer itself. For knowing the students’ works development, the writer makes student worksheet paper for measuring student learning improvement in simple past tense. Before action, the writer gives pre- test. This test is given for knowing student understanding in simple past tense; using verb in simple past tense sentences, using the regular and irregular verb, and so on. The Pre- test shows the students’ low understanding of simple past tense; in changing the sentence from affirmative to negative and interrogative either in verbal and nominal sentences, they also confuse in changing the verb either regular or irregular verb, differ between verbal and nominal sentences; knowing the verb, noun, adjective, and adverb, and the use of “was” and “were” in nominal sentence. There are many complicated students’ understanding in simple past tense. Action Before entering the class, the writer has to prepare all everything, the physic and psychic. The writer has to keep health condition for spirit and smart teaching. Because one of the lovely teacher for students is the smart teacher, smart teacher gives the different sense for student in learning. When entering the class the writer says “Assalamualaikum” because it is Islamic school. Before opening the class lesson, the writer manages for the student sit in order to be ready for teaching learning process. The writer opens the class lesson by say “Good morning student How are you all? “ and the students response. After that, the writer sees the student, if there is a student look like different sad, angry, etc the writer asks her him feeling. In addition, the writer also gives ice breaker for making smart learning. In this first cycle, the writer gives the material of verbal sentence in simple past tense and the use of verb one and two in simple past tense, there are regular and irregular. If the writer has already given ice breaker, the writer begins to teach about simple past tense. First, the writer asks the student about verb, and gives introduction about verb one and verb two in regular and irregular. After they know the verb well, the writer divides class into seven groups, and ready for playing snakes and ladders game in regular and irregular verb. After the writer divides the class group, the writer instructs the group for choosing one of group member to come forward for shaking the dices, and playing snakes and ladders game, others members in group wait the instruction from the shaker who plays the game in front of the class. There are seven students from seven groups who play grammatical snakes and ladders game. They start from 0 till 100. The person who can get the 100 numbers for the first time is the winner. When they get the number, others group members have to see the instruction from the student worksheet paper, and fill the number according to shaker number in snakes and ladders board. The board is used in regular and irregular task. Table 4.1 Grammatical Snakes and Ladders in Learning Simple Past Tense Find out the past form of verb and to be from the board below Finish 100 Study 99 Read 98 Write 97 Buy 96 Study 95 Talk 94 Cry 93 Take 92 Bring 91 am 81 Watch 82 Talk 83 Help 84 Need 85 Climb 86 Close 87 Open 88 Loc k 89 Try 90 Run 80 Go 79 Make 78 Try 77 Think 76 Eat 75 Tell 74 Love 73 Miss 72 Kiss 71 Hold 61 Burn 62 Build 63 Send 64 Catch 65 Fry 66 menti on 67 Recall 68 Colo r 69 are 70 Put 60 Pay 59 Use 58 Say 57 Walk 56 Work 55 Sell 54 Do 53 Wat er 52 See 51 Sing 41 Dry 42 Rise 43 Hit 44 Recei ve 45 Refus e 46 Pick 47 Pour 48 Ente r 49 Conne ct 50 Come - 40 Draw 39 Drea m 38 Forbi d 37 Forget 36 Forgi ve 35 Sit 34 Swim 33 Win 32 Comp lete 31 is 21 Teach 22 Reme mber 23 Know 24 Meet 25 Give 26 Listen 27 Lose 28 Serv e 29 Hurt 30 Paint 20 Hurt 19 Grow 18 Spell 17 Stand 16 Have 15 Wake 14 Stick 13 Rep air 12 Prepar e 11 1. Say basma lah Call 2 Rob 3 Rise 4 Steal 5 Heat 6 beauti fy 7 Fight 8 Chat 9 Reply 10 The Instruction: 1. Find out Verb 2 from a certain number of verbs 1 is chosen 2. Write the answer in the answer sheet 3. Every individual has to write a word according to the group number is chosen 4.The first group who comes to 100 numbers and has the right answer of all the numbers is the winner of the game. After finishing the verb in snakes and ladders game, the writer continues to introduce and to explain simple past tense about verbal sentence. In verbal sentence, there are three types; affirmative, negative and interrogative. The writer gives the student understanding about these three sentences by giving an example first and after that the student itself who decide the formula from these sentences. They has to prepare for the second game still in snakes and ladders game by using small board for the second session game. Table 4.2 Grammatical Snakes and Ladders in Learning Simple Past Tense Make a past tense from the words below Verbal sentence Finis h ? 100 Study + 99 Read - 98 Write + 97 Buy - 96 Study + 95 Talk ? 94 Cry - 93 Take + 92 Bring - 91 Any subje ct I - 81 You + 82 We - 83 They + 84 He ? 85 She - 86 Tomy + 87 Rina - 88 Teach er ? 89 Moth er - 90 Any verb Run - 80 Go + 79 Make ? 78 Try + 77 Think - 76 Eat - 75 Tell + 74 Love ? 73 Miss - 72 Kiss + 71 Any subje ct I + 61 You ? 62 We + 63 They - 64 He + 65 She ? 66 Tomy - 67 Rina ? 68 teach er + 69 moth er ? 70 Any verb Put + 60 Pay - 59 Use ? 58 Say + 57 Walk - 56 Work ? 55 Sell - 54 Do + 53 Wate r - 52 See - 51 Any subje ct I ? 41 You - 42 We ? 43 They ? 44 He - 45 She + 46 Tomy ? 47 Rina + 48 Teach er - 49 Moth er + 50 Any verb Come - 40 Draw + 39 Drea m ? 38 Forbi d - 37 Forge t + 36 Forgi ve - 35 Sit ? 34 Swim - 33 Win + 32 Comp lete - 31 Any subje ct Wet + Teach - Reme mber Know ? Meet + Give - Liste n Lose - Serve + Hurt - Any subje 21 22 + 23 24 25 26 ? 27 28 29 30 ct Paint - 20 Hurt + 19 Grow ? 18 Spell - 17 Stand + 16 Have ? 15 Wake - 14 Stick + 13 Repai r ? 12 Prepa re + 11 Any subje ct

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