Research Subjects Research Procedures
Figure 2: The Procedure of the Research
1. Conducting Needs Analysis
The first step of this procedure was conducting needs analysis from students of the eighth grade of SMP N 3 Tempel to find out information about the
characteristic of them. The results of the need analysis were used as guidelines in designing writing materials.
Identification of need for materials Conducting Needs Analysis
Designing Writing the Course Grid
Production of materials Developing the First Draft of Writing Materials
Revisions Revising the First Draft of the Materials
Evaluation of materials Getting the Expert Judgment and Evaluating the First Draft
2. Writing the Course Grid
Based on the data from the needs analysis, the researcher made course grid to develop the writing materials.
3. Developing the First Draft of Writing Materials
After writing course grid, the researcher developed activities based on the need analysis and junior high schools’ curriculum. The researcher developed 3
units of writing materials. 4.
Getting the Expert Judgment and Evaluating the First Draft After designing the writing materials, the evaluation questionnaire for expert
judgments was distributed. The results were used to evaluate and revise the materials.
5. Revising the First Draft of the Materials
The last step is revising the draft based on the data from the questionnaire. The suggestions and advices from the expert judgment were considered to revise
the developed materials. The result was the final product of the writing materials for students of the eighth grade of SMP N 3 Tempel.