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After giving explanation, the researcher returned their writing outcomes and asked them to check the comments given. Then, the researcher opened a question
and answer session. In this step, the researcher came to each student to give more explanation about their grammatical mistakes in the pre-test. They were so
enthusiastic to do that. So, it took more or less 40 minutes to do the question and answer session.
b. Acting Stage of Cycle 2
In this stage, the researcher asked the students to do a writing test, which was used as a post-test see appendix 8. The type of the test was identification
Nation, 2009. In this context, the researcher provided the students with three pictures series to ease the students to write their own narrative text. So, the students
were asked to observe the pictures and tell what happened in the pictures. The researcher’s supervisor,
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Agatha, gave a suggestion that it was better to add some words below each picture. Therefore, the researcher did not only provide some
pictures but also some words related to each picture. All the words are in the form of verbs. Since Edmodo can be used to upload colorful pictures, the researcher also
combined the writing test with the pictures. The purpose of the pictures was to help the students imagine the story and express it easily.
c. Developing Stage of Cycle 2
In the first cycle, the students were not active to take part in Edmodo, so in this cycle the researcher asked them to give comments on their friends’ work. In
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fact, the researcher had to remind the students continuously, so that they would not forget to comment on their friends’ work. They were asked to focus on the content,
grammar, and the arrangement of the story. Before they gave comments, the researcher had already written the comments as an example for them. After that, the
students followed the researcher to give some comments using their own words and their own thought. As a result, their responses were so good, it can be seen from the
following picture.
Figure 3.1 Students’ comment
After the students received some comments from their friends and the researcher, they had to review the comments whether it was correct or not. Then,
after they reviewed their mistakes, they had to revise their story. So, from the comments given, they knew what to revise and they would not repeat it in the next
writing task. In this activity, students’ grammar knowledge also improved well and they could actively participate on it.
