Lesson Plan Reading for 7th Grade

Lesson Action Plan

School                         : SMP N 1 Bangli

Subject                       : English

Class/ semester           : VII/ II

Skill                             : Reading

Time Allotment          : 2 x 40 minutes (one meeting)

A.    Standard Competence:

11.    Understanding and expressing meaning of functional written text and simple short essay in the form of recount text which is related to the students’ surroundings.

B.     Basic Competence:

11.2 Expressing and responding meaning and rhetorical steps in simple short essay in form of recount text accurately, fluently, and acceptable which is related to the students’ surroundings.

C.    Indicator:

1.      Identifying the generic structure of recount text (orientation, events, and re-orientation).

2.      Identifying any information from the text.

D.    Learning Objectives:

1.      When the students read a recount text, they are able to determine the generic structure of recount text based on the theory that has already been studied.

2.      When the students read a recount text, they are able to find factual information and also inferred information about the text.

E.     Expected Characters:

1. Respect
2. Trustworthiness
3. Self confidence
4. Courage

F.     Learning Material:

1.      Definition of Recount Text

Recount is kind of text that retells events or experiences in the past and applies series of event as the basic structure. There is no complication among the participants and that differentiates recount from narrative.

2.      Generic Structure of Recount Text

a.      Orientation

Orientation provides the setting of time and place and introduces the participants.

b.      Events

Events describe the events that happened in the past.

c.       Reorientation

Reorientation is closure of events in recount text and it is optional. It states personal comment of the writer to the story.

3.      Purpose of Recount Text

To retell a series of events that happened in the past for the purpose of informing or entertaining the readers.

4.      Reading Recount Text

Camping

Last weekend, my friends and I went camping. We reached the camping ground after we walked for about one and a half hour from the parking lot. We built the camp next to a small river. It was getting darker and colder, so we built a fire camp.

The next day, we spent our time observing plantation and insects while the girls were preparing meals. In the afternoon we went to the river and caught some fish for supper. At night, we held a fire camp night. We sang, danced, read poetry, played magic tricks, and even some of us performed a standing comedy.

On Monday, we packed our bags and got ready to go home.

• Generic Structure of recount text entitled “Camping”:

Orientation:

Last weekend, my friends and I went camping. We reached the camping ground after we walked for about one and a half hour from the parking lot.

Event 1:

We built the camp next to a small river. It was getting darker and colder, so we built a fire camp.

Event 2:

The next day, we spent our time observing plantation and insects while the girls were preparing meals.

Event 3:

In the afternoon we went to the river and caught some fish for supper. At night, we held a fire camp night. We sang, danced, read poetry, played magic tricks, and even some of us performed a standing comedy.

Reorientation:

On Monday, we packed our bags and got ready to go home.

G.    Learning Method:

•  Three-phase technique

H.    Learning Activities:

1.      Pre – Activities

Apperception

In apperception, teacher:

• Greets the students.
• Checks the students’ attendance.
• Describes the learning material that is going to be discussed generally.

Motivation

In motivation, teacher:

• States the learning objectives that will be achieved by the students including the competence that the students must understand.
• Tells the students the importance of studying recount text

2.      Whilst – Activities

Exploration:

In exploration, teacher:

•  Proposes some questions on what the students have known about recount text.

Elaboration

In elaboration, teacher:

• Invites the students to read the recount text entitled “Camping”.
• Together with the students identify the generic structure of the recount text entitled “Camping” before explaining the theory.
• Explains learning material about recount text systematically from the definition, generic structure, and purpose of recount text.
• Presents a text entitled “My Holiday at the Beach” (Students Worksheet I) and asks the students to read and then determine the generic structure of the text.
• Asks some of the students to convey their answers of the generic structure of the text entitled “My Holiday at the Beach” orally. 

Confirmation:

In confirmation, teacher:

• Opens questions - answers session and asks the students’ difficulty during the learning activity.
• Gives positive feedback and reinforcement orally or by using gestures to the students as the students’ learning achievement

3.      Post – Activities

In post – activities, teacher:

• Together with the students conclude and summarize the learning material that has already been discussed.
• Assigns homework that is answering the questions based on the recount text entitled “Visiting Bali” (Students Worksheet II).

I.       References:

1.      Effective English for Grade VII of Junior High School.

2.      Learning Handout that is made and arranged by the teacher.

3.      Students’ Worksheet.

J.      Assessment:

1.      Technique        : Written test

2.      Form                :

·   Identify the generic structure of recount text

·   Essay

·   True – False Statement

3.      Instrument       :

·   Determine the generic structure of the recount text entitled “My Holiday at the Beach” (Students Worksheet I).

·   Answer the questions completely based on the text entitled “Visiting Bali” (Students Worksheet II).

·   Read the statements about the text entitled “Visiting Bali” (Students Worksheet II) and write “True” if the statement is correct or write “False” if the statement is wrong.

4.      Assessment Rubric:

• Essay

Analysis	Score
Correct and complete answer Incomplete answer Wrong answer	2 1 0

• True – False statements

Analysis	Score
Correct answer Wrong answer	1 0

      Bangli, November 20 2012

English Teacher ( I Dewa Ayu Widarini, S.Pd )

 

Students Worksheet

 I.      Read carefully the recount text entitled “Our Trip to the Blue Mountain” below and then identify the generic structure of the text!

Our Trip to the Blue Mountain

On Friday, I went to the Blue Mountains with my family. We stayed at David and Della’s house. It has a big garden with lots of colorful flowers and a tennis court.

On Saturday, we saw the Three Sisters and went on the scenic railway. It was scary. Then, my mother and I went shopping with Della. We went to some antique shops and I tried on some old hats. On Sunday, we went on the Scenic Skyway and it rocked. We saw cockatoos having a shower. In the afternoon, we went home.

II.      Read the recount text below entitled “Visiting Bali”

Visiting Bali

There were so many places to see in Bali that I and my friends decided to join the tours to see as much as possible. We stayed in Kuta on arrival and spent the first three days swimming and surfing on Kuta Beach. We visited a tour agent and selected two tours. The first one was to Singaraja, the second was to Ubud.

On the day of the tour, we were ready. I and my friends drove on through mountains. Singaraja is a city of about 90 thousand people. It is a busy but quiet town. We saw many old houses and the streets were lined with trees. Then we returned to Kuta in the evening.

The second tour to Ubud was a very different tour. It was not to see the scenery but to see the art and the craft of the island. The first stop was at Batubulan, a center of stone sculpture. There, we watched young boys were carving at big blocks of stone. The next destination was Celuk, a center for silversmiths and goldsmiths. After that we stopped a little while for lunch at Sukawati.

Our ten-day-stay in Bali ended very quickly. Besides our two tours, we spent the rest of the days sailing or surfboarding on the beach. We were quite satisfied.

TASK 1: Essay Test

Answer these questions completely:

a.       Why did the writer and friends decide to visit Bali?

b.      How long did they visit Bali?

c.       Did they prepare themselves for the tours?

d.      What did they do in Singaraja?

e.       Were they happy during the visit in Bali?

TASK 2: True – False Statement

Instruction: Read the statements about the text above and write “True” if the statement is correct or write “False” if the statement is wrong.

1)      The writer and her friends stayed in Kuta only for three days.

2)      Celuk was famous for its sculpturing and Batubulan was famous for its blacksmiths.

3)      In Singaraja, the writer saw beautiful sceneries.

4)      The writer chose three tours with her friends.

5)      The writer and friends watched young boys who were carving a stone in Batubulan.

6)      They visited Bali for a week.

7)      The next days after the tours, the writer spent her days sailing or surfing.

8)      Batubulan was the first destination on the second tour.

9)      There were less than 80 thousand people lived in Singaraja.

10)  There were many smiths’ shops in Celuk.

Answer Key

I.       The generic structure of the text entitled “Our Trip to the Blue Mountain”

Our Trip to the Blue Mountain

Orientation:

On Friday we went to the Blue Mountains. We stayed at David and Della’s house. It has a big garden with lots of colorful flowers and a tennis court.

Event 1:

On Saturday we saw the Three Sisters and went on the scenic railway. It was scary. Then, Mummy and I went shopping with Della. We went to some antique shops and I tried on some old hats.

Event 2:

On Sunday we went on the Scenic Skyway and it rocked. We saw cockatoos having a shower.

Reorientation:

In the afternoon we went home.

II.    Recount text below entitled “Visiting Bali”

TASK 1: Essay Test

Answers:

a.       The writer and friends decided to visit Bali because they wanted to see many places in Bali.

b.      They visited Bali for ten days.

c.       Yes, they did. They prepared themselves for the tours.

d.      They saw many old houses and the streets were lined with trees.

e.       Yes, they were. They were happy during the visit in Bali.

TASK 2: True – False Statement

1)      False

(They stayed for ten days in Bali)

2)      False

(Celuk was famous for its silversmiths and goldsmiths and Batubulan was famous for its sculpturing)

3)      True

(Look at the second paragraph)

4)      False

(The writer chose two tours with her friends)

5)      True

(Look at the third line of the third paragraph: “There, we watched young boys were carving at big blocks of stone.”)

6)      False

(They visited Bali for ten days)

7)      True

(Look at the first line of the last paragraph: “Besides our two tours, we spent the rest of the days sailing or surfboarding on the beach.”)

8)      True

(Look at the second line of the third paragraph; “The first stop was at Batubulan, a center of stone sculpture.”)

9)      False

(There were about 90 thousand people lived Singaraja)

10)  True

(Look at the third line of the third paragraph: “The next destination was Celuk, a center for silversmiths and goldsmiths.”)