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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
In this chapter, the researcher presents the research result and the research discussion. The result and the discussion in this chapter is in the form of the
explanation of several steps in the classroom action research. Furthermore, in this chapter, the researcher presents the answers from two research questions with
the evidence from the research result.
4.1. The Implementation of the Use of Pictures to Increase the Students’
Engagement for Writing Recount in the Class 8A of SMP Pangudi Luhur 1 Yogyakarta
Below are the explanations of the implementation of the use of pictures to improve the students‟ engagement for writing the recount text as the answer of the
first research question. The implementation itself is in the form of two cycles of the classroom action research.
4.1.1. Preliminary Study The researcher did the preliminary study by interviewing the English
teacher on Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Based on the interview result, the English teacher explained the situation of the class. Then, the English teacher talked about
the difficulty of writing in her English class. The English teacher also explained her teaching style while teaching her students. Beside the interview, the researcher
35 has taught some students from class 8A in the extracurricular activity from
February – May, 2015.
4.1.2. Cycle 1 The researcher conducted the first cycle in two meetings on Wednesday,
April 8
,
2015 and on Thursday, April 9, 2015. In this cycle, each meeting consisted of four steps: the planning, the action, the observation, and the
reflection. 4.1.2.1.Planning
In this step, the researcher prepared the lesson plan see Appendix 1 to conduct and control the material and the time allotment for two meetings in the
first cycle. Therefore the researcher asked about the material from the teacher. The teacher gave recount text for the material that should be taught according to
the syllabus. Next, the researcher consulted the lesson plan to the teacher before the researcher taught the lesson in the first meeting. The lesson plan had same
format as the teacher‟s lesson plan.
4.1.2.2. Action The researcher did the action step by teaching for two meetings on
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 and on Thursday, April 9, 2015. In this step, the researcher taught the students by using
the teacher‟s teaching style. The researcher knew the teacher‟s teaching style from the teacher‟s interview on Tuesday, April
7, 2015. Thus, the researcher taught the students by giving more explanation on
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