2. The Implementation of Classroom Action Research
After knowing the data from observation and interview above, the writer knew that the students had some difficulties and learning in Simple Past Tense,
such as the transformation of the verb forms, especially irregular verb, the negative and the interrogative form of the Simple Past Tense.
The teacher also had a problem when she teaches English in the classroom. The problem was the background knowledge of students was different
each other, the students felt bored and not interest in studying English. To overcome the problem, the writer used narrative text in teaching the Simple Past
Tense to support the teaching learning-process. This Classroom Action Research was held from 22
nd
October 2010 up to 13
th
November 2010 at VIII Grade MTs. Al-Falah Jakarta, there were 34 students followed this implementation. The writer conducted this research two cycles
which each cycles was conducted two meetings. After doing each cycle, the writer conducted posttest to know improvement of the students understanding of the
Simple Past Tense by using narrative text.
2.1 CYCLE I
a. Planning
In this phase, the writer made the lesson plan and selected the appropriate material that based upon the students’ problem in the Simple Past Tense. In this
phase also the writer determined selected material and exercises to students. Moreover, the writer choose narrative text as the text to be delivered for students
in which it was needed to break down into specific material, that was discussing the schematic structure and language feature of narrative text including Simple
Past Tense itself, the title of the nar rative text in this cycle were “the Fox and the
Rox ” and “Roro Anteng and Joko Seger”. The first meeting discussed about the
form and pattern of the Simple Past Tense included positive, negative, and interrogative form, the verb 2 forms both regular and irregular, the time signal,
and asked them to make sentences in the Simple Past Tense.
In the second meeting the researcher combined the teaching learning process of Simple Past Tense by using narrative text. She asked the students to
analyze the Simple Past Tense sentences form the text and then discussed it together. Besides that, she also gave reading comprehension activity from the text
that was given, she asked the students to read aloud in front of the class while checked their pronunciation, determine the topic and the title of the text, found the
main idea, supporting idea, and specific information from the text. Next, she asked them to underline the verb two and found out the sentences of the Simple
Past Tense form from the text. In this phase, the writer the writer not only made planning for teaching
learning activities but also prepared some activities and exercises; like made a sentence in the Simple Past Tense and then asked them to changed it into negative
and interrogative form, fill in the blank with the appropriate words in the parentheses. The writer gave exercise and assessment to the students in each
meeting to know the students’ progress and also prepare posttest 1 after she conducted the cycle I.
b. Acting
The action of the cycle 1 was done on October 23
rd
and October 30
th
2010. The teacher implemented the teaching and learning process based on the lesson plan had been made. In the first meeting, the writer explained about the
form of Simple Past Tense positive, negative, and interrogative, the time signal, and the verb 2 forms both regular and irregular. She gave explanation about the
regular and irregular verbs and also gave them a list of irregular verbs. Next, she asked the students to make a sentence using Simple Past Tense and then changed
it into negative and interrogative form. In the second meeting, the writer emphasized on reading and writing
activities. She asked the students to read the text aloud, and then she asked them to find out the sentences in Simple Past Tense and underlined the verb 2 forms
and to be in the text that was given. She also asked them to read the text aloud. Each student had turn to read the text only one paragraph not the whole text to
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