Formulating Learning Objectives Elaboration of Steps in Designing a Set of English Writing

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c. General Purposes

The general purposes were also adapted from the Basic Competence of the School-Based Curriculum KTSP. The reason was that the materials were designed based on the School-Based Curriculum KTSP. The Basic Competences of this study are: 1. Be able to convey meaning in form of simple short functional text by using written language accurately, fluently, and acceptable to interact with environment. 2. Be able to convey meaning and rhetorical steps in simple short essay by using written language accurately, fluently, and acceptable to interact with environment in form of descriptive and recount text.

3. Formulating Learning Objectives

After stating the basic competences, the writer formulated learning objectives. The learning objectives were stated as indicators. The indicators were considered as the target in every meeting which should be successfully achieved by the students. The indicators were also used as the measurement whether the students 4 Animals Describing Pets 5 People Characteristics Describing People 6 Interesting Experience Telling Childhood experiences 7 Unforgettable Experience Getting an Accident 8 Sport Watching a Sport Match 60 were really able to use the language appropriately. The presentation of the indicators can be seen below: Table 4.3 Learning Indicators UNIT TOPIC INDICATORS 1 School Students are able to: • Mention the points which should be considered in making announcements • Identify the information in an announcements • Produce an announcement 2 Holiday Students are able to: • Mention the points which should be considered in making personal letters • Identify the information in personal letters • Identify the parts of personal letter • Produce a personal letter 3 Travel Students are able to: • Mention the generic structure of 61 descriptive texts • Find the idea of what is going to be written • Produce descriptive texts 4 Animals Students are able to: • Mention the generic structure of descriptive texts • Find the idea of what is going to be written • Produce descriptive texts 5 People characteristics Students are able to: • Mention the generic structure of descriptive texts • Find the idea of what is going to be written • Produce descriptive texts 6 Interesting Experience Students are able to: • Mention the generic structure of recount texts • Find the idea of what is going to be 62 written • Produce recount texts 7 Unforgettable Experience Students are able to: • Mention the generic structure of recount texts • Find the idea of what is going to be written • Produce recount texts 8 Sport Students are able to: • Mention the generic structure of recount texts • Find the idea of what is going to be written • Produce recount texts

4. Selecting and Organizing Subject Contents