Reading and ‘Riting and … Social Studies: Integrated Language and Content Instruction

Reading and ‘Riting and … Social Studies:

Integrated Language and Content Instruction

By Teguh Raharjo

A.    Introduction

According to the Competence-Based Curriculum and the School-Based Curriculum (KTSP) for the SMP level, the teaching and learning of English as a Foreign  Language (EFL) aim to develop the students’ skill in listening, reading, speaking and writing. The students are expected to achieve competencies in understanding oral and writing texts and to be able to express their thoughts and ideas either in an oral or a written form especially in the forms of narrative, recount, descriptive, procedure, and report texts

B.     The Objectives:

At the end of the teaching learning process the students are able:

1.      To use the simple present tense in the descriptive text correctly

2.      To understand short functional texts correctly

3.      To do conversation by using asking agreement, expressing agreement and expressing  disagreement

4.      To implement the comparative and superlative degrees

5.      To construct paragraphs into a good descriptive text

6.      To write a short and simple essay in a descriptive text, accurately, fluently and acceptably.

7.      To investigate the character building values of the descriptive text meaningfully

C.    Learning Materials and Scenario

            School                         : SMP/MTs

            Grade/Semester         : VIII/2

            Genre                         : Descriptive Text

            Skill Competences     : Speaking, Reading, and Writing

            Time                           : 4 x 40 minutes (2 meetings)

The Meeting 1

·         Teacher prepares a descriptive texts: Parangtritis Beach

·         Teacher divides class into some groups, each groups contains of four students

·         Teacher shares out each group a piece of descriptive text about Parangtritis Beach

·         Teacher asks them to read it quickly to find out new words.

·         Teacher asks them to write on the white board the difficult or new words.

·         Teacher drills the words on the blackboard and discusses the meaning with the class.

·         Teacher asks the students to read more and discuss the text deeply.

·         Teacher tells them to consult to their teacher if there is a problem.

·         Teacher asks the students to answer the questions.

·         Teacher distributes the text 2 about flower.

·         Teacher asks them to complete the text.

·         Teacher asks the students to state true or false according to the text.

·         At last, teacher asks them to  find the meaning according to the text.

Text 1

Parangtritis Beach One of the attractive beaches near Yogyakarta is Parangtritis. Some of you may have been there, haven’t you? Anyway, the beach is located aboutb27 km from Yogyakarta. To reach the beach, you can take one of the easiest routes. The first route is the short one through Kretek village. The second one is through Imogiri and Siluk village. This road is longer but better-maintained. Parangtritis is an enchanting sloping beach combined with rocky hills, dunes and a white sandy beach. Through it is famous as a recreational spot. Parangtritis is also a sacred place. Many people come to the beach to mediate or to bring offerinngs to the sea. For accommodation, there are many hotels and restaurants available. You might well think about this beach as your next holiday visit.         Adapted from <http://www.jogjatravel.com/natural.html>

 

A.    Answer the following questions based on the text above!

1.      How far is Parangtritis beach from Yogyakarta?

2.      Which is the shorter route to reach the beach?

3.      How is the road through Imogiri and Siluk village like?

4.      What the function of the beach?

5.      For tourists, what facilities are available in that place?

B.     Find the meaning of the following words!

No	Words	Meanings
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	attractive available dune hill offerings rocky sacred sandy sloping better-maintained	………………………………………… ………………………………………… ………………………………………… ………………………………………… ………………………………………… ………………………………………… ………………………………………… ………………………………………… ………………………………………… …………………………………………

Text 2

A.     Complete the following text with correct words in the box!

a. white                                                b. night                 c. sunlight                            d. flower e. jasmine                           f. fertile                                g. lobes                                                h. fragrance

I have a garden and plant many flowering trees in it. Among the flowering trees, (1) …………… is my favorite. In my opinion, jasmine has unique (2) …………             My jasmine has oval and shiny leaves. It also has (3) …………… flowers. Each of them has about five or six (4) ………..             My jasmine is sweetly scented. Actually, jasmine (5) ………. buds are more fragrant than the flowers. The flowers usually release the fragrance at (6) …………. after the sun has set. I always take care of my jasmine. I plant it in a pot with (7) ……... soil. Jasmine grows well in a moist and well-drained area. That’s why, I always water it. I also provide enough (8) ……….. for it.

 

B.     State TRUE or FALSE the following sentences based on the text above!

1.               The writer plants his/her jasmine in his/her garden.

2.               In the writer’s opinion, jasmine has common fragrance.

3.               The jasmine has round leaves.

4.               Jasmine flowers are more fragrant than jasmine flower buds.

5.               The writer provides enough water and light for his/her jasmine

C.    Find the meanings of the following words!

No	Words	Meaning
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	Fragrance Shiny To scent Bud To release Fertile Moist Sun light	…………………………….. …………………………….. …………………………….. …………………………….. …………………………….. …………………………….. …………………………….. ……………………………..

The meeting 2

·         Teacher asks the class to know about their back ground knowledge of texts: Parangtritis Beach and Flower (meeting 1).

·         Teacher distributes the descriptive text about San Francisco to the students

·         Teacher asks students to answer the questions based on the text.

·         Teachers asks them to find the antonyms of the words from the text

·         Teacher asks them to make a descriptive text about their pets or plants that they might have or know.

·         At last, share out each work to their friends.