Summary Report in Cycle 1

In Activity 3, students asked several questions to the researcher related to model paragraphs. Yet, they only asked about difficult words. Therefore, they were asked to read again model paragraphs in Activity 1 and jot down the difficult words. They also had to find the meaning in the dictionary. They were given ten minutes to finish that activity. They asked their friends and opened their dictionaries to find the meaning of the difficult words. The field notes below show the situation on that day. After ten minutes passed, the researcher approached each group to verify their lists. She checked whether they find the meaning or not. They finished their lists and understood the meaning too. The researcher then continued the lesson. Students collected information related to a narrative text by reading a narrative text in Activity 5. They were given five minutes to read the text. They had to discuss with their groups to find the information. During their discussions, she walked around to supervise them. After students finished their discussions, the researcher asked them about information they got. She asked about the social function, the generic structure and the language features of a narrative text. A group presented the results of their discussions in front of the class voluntarily. She also asked other groups to present the results of their discussions. Other groups also agreed with the results of their friends’ discussions. It means they had already understood the narrative text. Ss reread the text in Activity 1 and listed difficult words. They searched the meaning in the dictionaries. They were given 10 minutes to finish that task. They asked their friends and also opened their dictionaries to find out the meaning of the difficult words. Field Notes 12, April 23 rd 2015 Besides that information, she asked them about the moral value of the text. Some students raised their hands and wanted to share their ideas. It is obvious that they were active in the teaching and learning process. The researcher considered that it was the last activity for that day because the bell rang. She then gave students homework. They were asked to read the explanation of the simple past tense and the direct and indirect speech in their homes and did the exercises in Activities 8, 9 and 10. Before she closed the lesson, she asked whether there were still significant difficulties or not related to a narrative text. They said that they had no difficulties. Then, she closed the lesson by greeting them.

b. Meeting 2

The second meeting was held on Wednesday, 29 th April 2015. The researcher greeted students and then checked their attendance. She then asked them to sit with their groups. In the previous meeting, they were given homework. Therefore, before starting the lesson, she verified their homework. However, there were three groups that did not finish their homework yet. Before discussing their homework, she asked them to pay attention to Activity 6. She explained the simple past tense and the direct and indirect speech. After explaining those materials, she asked them whether they had questions or not. They said that they had already understood the explanation. She then continued to Activity 7. This activity was about identifying the generic structure and the moral value of a narrative text entitled The Ant and the Grasshopper. They discussed it with their groups in five minutes. Then she led