Well, Reading is an enjoyable activities, isn't it ? Reading newspaper can be done anywhere and anytime. Reading will give us more than we've expected. So,before we read more about the news, lets study about news item text.
News Item text is one of the most popular text throughout the world. It tells the reader about the newsworthy event or important event take place. The generic structure is :
1. Newsworthy event (the main news) 2. Background events (the details about the news, the sequence of the events) 3. Sources (the comment from the witnesses, experts)
The main features of this text is the use of reported speech and simple past tense.
In any English class it's important to vary the activity type to maintain interest. You will always be dealing with different types of learners, some prefer solving puzzles and singing songs, and some enjoy working in groups while others prefer working on their own. Here we need to use a new strategy which is offering a new insight about edutainment concept just like using art and crafts in english lessons. The aims of this activity are: - To integrate arts and crafts in the English classroom without losing sight of a learning objective - To cater to a range of learner styles - To successfully give instructions for a craft activity in order to include all students
To make it works properly, look at the following tips: 1. Prepare as much as possible before the lesson without removing the creative element of the activity. Carefully consider the different stages of making the craft and decide which stages the students can do themselves, which they can't, which stages will allow them to be creative and which won't. 2. Always ensure you have sufficient tools for all the students in the class. If a child has to wait a long time for glue or scissors learning there is less time for learning and they will get bored. 3. Make your instructions as simple as possible. This should be done in English so they become part of the language learning process. The more you use simple instructions such as ‘cut, stick, fold' etc the quicker the students will pick up and retain this vocabulary. You will not be helping them by giving instructions in their first language. You should however ensure that everyone has understood what they have to do before moving on. If your instructions are too complex they will get lost and you will lose their interest. 4. Don't underestimate the value of letting a child create something that they can personalise. The moment they walk out the door carrying their English bookmark or their English pirate hat they are transferring what they've done in class to their home environment. If they leave the classroom able to enthusiastically tell someone about their object, why they made it and what they did with it they are much more likely to leave with a positive image of learning English.
This is the exercises of UNAS Senior High School 2008-2009. Listen and answer all of the questions correctly. The first session you can play the record and then continue with the reading. Good Luck.
Well, Look at this picture. Going together with your family on the holiday is a nice experience, isn't it ? Have you ever got that experience ? So, first let's discuss about a text called recount and then let's share our experience together.
Recount text is a recount is a text which list and describe past experiences by retelling events in the order in which they happened (chronological order). The purpose of the Recounts text is to retell events with the purpose of either informing or entertaining their audience (or both).
The basic recount consists of three parts: - the setting or orientation - background information answering who? when? where? why? - events are identified and described in chronological order. - reorientation which is concluding comments express a personal opinion regarding the events described
The language features of the recount text are: - the language is written in simple past tense - frequent use is made of words which link events in time, such as next, later, when, then, after, before, first,
Recount text can be occur in the form of personal recount (such as biography), factual recount, or imaginative recount. The major difference between recount and narrative text is the generic structure. If a passage doesn't have a conflict and it retells past events, that is called as a recount text.
The example of recount text can be seen through the following link http://understandingtext.blogspot.com/2008/10/vacation-to-london-clear-example-of.html
After, you have read about it now read the exercises for a moment and do it. You can also download it. Just look at the left part of this blog and click the link entitled recount exercises. Do your best and your teacher will give comment to your job on the end of the exercise. Good Luck. WRITING A PERSONAL LETTER-recount
Well, Do you know whose picture is this ? This is one of the most famous story throughout the world and it has been translated and adapted into many languages. Is it a real story or a fiction ? After this we will discuss more about it through a text which is called narrative.
Narrative is a text which is created to entertain, to gain and hold a readers' interest. However narratives can also be written to teach or inform, to change attitudes / social opinions eg soap operas and television dramas that are used to raise topical issues. Narratives sequence people/characters in time and place but differ from recounts in that through the sequencing, the stories set up one or more problems, which must eventually find a way to be resolved.
There are many types of narrative. They can be imaginary, factual or a combination of both. They may include fairy stories, mysteries, science fiction, romances, horror stories, adventure stories, fables, myths and legends, historical narratives, ballads, slice of life, personal experience.
These are the generic structure of a narrative text; Orientation: introduction of the story in which the characters, setting and time of the story are established. Usually answers who? when? where? and it is stated in the beginning of the story. as the example "Once upon a time, Mr Wolf went out hunting in the forest one dark gloomy night". Complication or problem: The complication usually involves the main character(s) (often mirroring the complications in real life). Resolution: There needs to be a resolution of the complication. The complication may be resolved for better or worse/happily or unhappily. Sometimes there are a number of complications that have to be resolved. These add and sustain interest and suspense for the reader.
The language features of the narrative text are: - Usually use simple past tense - Use Connectives,linking words to do with time such as once upon a time, on the next day,etc. - there are imagery such as metaphor for example "She has a heart of stone"
Here, the example of the narrative text can be seen through the following link; http://www.candlelightstories.com/audio/three-little-pigs/
Here you can see the text and listen the audio as well.
The first sentence (Once upon a time there were three little pigs. )is called as an orientation. Now, it's your turn to determine the complication and the resolution.
Good Luck !
As your homework, listen to the following story and make the summary of the story. Submit it to your teacher next week.
Do you know about this animal ? Where do you usually find it ? Do you recognize the characteristics ? Before we discuss it deeper, lets have a look to the following information.
Report text is a text which is created to describe the way things are with reference to a range of natural, man-made and social phenomena in our environment.
A report text consists of two parts: - General classification ( a sentence that tells what the phenomenon under discussion. Usually in the beginning of the text). - Description (describe what the phenomenon is like, in terms of: Parts, Qualities, Habits or uses).
The grammatical features are: - Focus on Generic Participants (Generic participants refer to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind) - Using simple present tense (unless the object was extinct)
Click the example of the report text can be seen on this pages.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orang_utan
Now, after you have' read it, you can find two more examples there. Just Click to the the right bar of this blog, Wikipedia. After that, type the name of your favourite Indonesian animals on the search box. Next, wikipedia will give you the information about it. Finally, Consult your teacher about your findings.
Next meeting, Click the left bar of this blog, and download the lesson plan (RPP of Report Text). The lesson will be conducted based on that lesson plan. Do you have any questions ? Just leave it on the chat zone and i'll try to answer it just for you. :)
Pendidikan adalah salah satu hal yang wajib kita utamakan dalam kehidupan. Menurut UU No.20 tahun 2003 tentang sistem Pendidikan Nasional, Pendidikan adalah usaha sadar dan terencana untuk mewujudkan suasana belajar dan proses pembelajaran agar peserta didik secara aktif mengembangkan potensi dirinya untuk memiliki kekuatan spiritual keagamaan, pengendalian diri, kepribadian, kecerdasan, akhlak mulia, serta keterampilan yang diperlukan dirinya, masyarakat, bangsa dan negara.
Berdasarkan definisi diatas, sudah selayaknya seorang pengajar hendaknya mengantar anak didiknya agar mampu secara aktif mengembangkan potensi dirinya untuk menjadi pribadi yang berkualitas di masa sekarang dan masa depan. Pendidikan bukan hanya menjadi tanggung jawab sekolah atau institusi formal saja. Pendidikan juga bukan mutlak di tangan orang tua saja. Pendidikan adalah proses yang terjadi setiap saat di sepanjang hayat dimanapun kita berada sehingga pendidikan adalah tanggung jawab bersama.
Konsep pendidikan saat ini telah berkembang dari teacher centered menjadi student centered. Konsep ini juga didukung degan berkembangnya teori-teori pembelajaran seperti penggunaan Cooperative Learning, Multiple Intelligence, PAIKEM, Constructivist, Communicative Approach dan masih banyak lagi. Namun secanggih apapun metode kita, kalau tidak diimbangi dengan pendidikan akhlak, maka pendidikan itu hanya akan menciptakan insan intelektual yang tidak berbudi mulia.
Bangsa yang besar adalah bangsa yang menjunjung tinggi pendidikannya. Namun bukan hanya pendidikan kognisi saja, namun juga akhlak yang mulia. Oleh karena itu marilah kita mendidik anak-anak kita dengan hati yang bersih. Sentuhlah mereka tepat di hatinya karena jauh dilubuk hati setiap manusia selalu tersimpan kebenaran yang hakiki. Ketika kita berhasil menyentuh hati mereka, maka berbagilah dengan mereka tentang ilmu yang bermanfaat sambil menanamkan nilai-nilai akhlak yang mulia. Ketika mereka berhasil memahami apa yang kita sampaikan, maka rayakanlah keberhasilan itu dengan mereka sehingga mereka bisa merasakan kemenangan yang selalu diinginkan setiap orang. Dengan demikian, akan muncul semangat siswa untuk mencapai kemenangan-kemenangan yang lain.
Kemenangan seorang pendidik adalah melihat anak didiknya berhasil memahami dan menghayati hakikat pendidikan itu sendiri.
Last year, i joined multimedia design competition for senior high school teachers. Previously, mam Lina and i got the bronze medal for the same competition. She taught me a lot about multimedia. Thank you then. (readers can get the program to my download center entitled "Kitchen of the Day").
That was a great moment. i've got a lot of new things about how to make a good multimedia design, how to construct a good lesson plan, and how to share the idea to the students through the multimedia. I didn't win the competition but they gave me a chance to revise my job based on the judges' worthy suggestion. My revised job is a modified presentation program and it can be modified easily by the other user. The summary of my revised job can be seen through the following video and it can be downloaded soon. Enjoy it.
Well, Reading is an enjoyable activities, isn't it ? Reading newspaper can be done anywhere and anytime. Reading will give us more than we've expected. So,before we read more about the news, lets study about news item text. 
