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LESSON PLAN AND MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT

School level : Senior High School

Subject : English
Class/Semester : XI/I
Material/Topic : Explanation Text
Time Allocation : 2x 40 minutes

A. Core Competence
1. Menghayati dan mengamalkan ajaran agama yang dianutnya.
2. Menghayati dan mengamalkan perilaku jujur, disiplin, tanggungjawab,
peduli (gotong royong, kerjasama, toleran, damai), santun, responsif dan pro-
aktif dan menunjukkan sikap sebagai bagian dari solusi atas berbagai
permasalahan dalam berinteraksi secara efektif dengan lingkungan sosial dan
alam serta dalam menempatkan diri sebagai cerminan bangsa dalam
pergaulan dunia.
3. Memahami , menerapkan, menganalisis pengetahuan faktual, konseptual,
prosedural berdasarkan rasa ingintahunya tentang ilmu pengetahuan,
teknologi, seni, budaya, dan humaniora dengan wawasan kemanusiaan,
kebangsaan, kenegaraan, dan peradaban terkait penyebab fenomena dan
kejadian, serta menerapkan pengetahuan prosedural pada bidang kajian yang
spesifik sesuai dengan bakat dan minatnya untuk memecahkan masalah.
4. Mengolah, menalar, dan menyaji dalam ranah konkret dan ranah abstrak
terkait dengan pengembangan dari yang dipelajarinya di sekolah secara
mandiri, dan mampu menggunakan metoda sesuai kaidah keilmuan.

B. Basic Competence
1.1 Mensyukuri kesempatan dapat mempelajari bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa
pengantar komunikasi internasional.
2.3 Mengembangkan perilaku tanggung jawab, peduli, kerjasama, dan cinta
damai, dalam melaksanakan komunikasi fungsional.
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3.7 Memahami tujuan, struktur text, dan unsur kebahasaan dari jenis text
explanation lisan dan tulis, tentang gejala alam, terkait dengan mata
pelajaran lain di kelas XI.
4.10 Menyusun text explanation lisan dan tulis tentang gejala alam terkait
dengan mata pelajaran lain di kelas XI, dengan memperhatikan tujuan,
struktur text, dan unsur kebahasaan, secara benar dan sesuai dengan
konteks.

C. Indicators
1. Able to mention the main idea of explanation text correctly.
2. Able to mention the purpose of explanation text correctly.
3. Able to arrange explanation text according to the generic structure
correctly.
4. Able to identify simple present tense in the explanation text correctly.
5. Able to use passive voice correctly.
6. Able to retell explanation text correctly.

D. Learning Objectives
1. Students are able to mention the main idea of explanation text correctly.
2. Students are able to mention the purpose of explanation text correctly.
3. Students are able to identify simple present tense in the explanation text
correctly.
4. Students are able to rearrange explanation text according to the generic
structure correctly.
5. Students are able to use passive voice correctly.
6. Students are able to retell explanation text correctly.

E. Learning Method
1. Approach : Scientific Approach
2. Method : Contextual Teaching and Learning
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F. Learning Sources, Tools and Media

1. Source : Explanation text and video about earthquake are taken
from the internet.
2. Tools : Laptop, LCD Projector, whiteboard, marker.
3. Media : Video and picture

G. Teaching Learning Activities

Pre-Activity
1. Students are asked some questions which will open their schemata
about explanation text.
For example:
Do you know what natural phenomenon is?
Can you mention natural phenomenon that you know?
Have you ever experienced earthquake?
Do you know why earthquake occurs?
Can we predict earthquake?
2. Students are shown a video about earthquake.
3. Students are asked some questions about the video.
For example:
What was the video about?
What information do you get from the video?

Whilst Activity
1. Students are given input about explanation text such as linguistic
features and generic structures of the text.
2. Students are asked to make group consist of 4 members.
3. Students are asked to do exercise 1.
4. Students are given opportunity to show their work in front of the class
while other students are listening and correcting their own work.
5. Students are asked to rearrange jumbled paragraph of explanation text
about rainbow.
6. Students are asked to prepare 2 questions to be given to another group.
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7. Students answer questions from another group.

8. Students are asked to retell the explanation text about rainbow in front
of the class.

Post Activity
1. Students are asked to do exercise 2 to evaluate the teaching and
learning process.
2. Students are asked to deliver their opinion about the teaching process
and can ask questions to the teacher.
3. Students are asked randomly about explanation text by the teacher.
4. Students conclude the class.

H. Instructional Material
1. Definition and purposes of Explanation
Explanation is a text which tells processes relating to forming of natural,
social, scientific and cultural phenomena. Explanation text is to say why
and how of the forming of the phenomena. It is often found in science,
geography and history text books.
2. Generic structure of Explanation
General statement; stating the phenomenon issues which are to be
explained.
Sequenced explanation; stating a series of steps which explain the
phenomena.
3. Language Feature
a. Featuring generic participant; sun, rain, etc.
b. Using chronological connection; to begin with, next, etc.
c. Using passive voice pattern.
d. Using simple present tense.
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Exercise 1 Sorting features of an Explanation Text

Where do you think these features belong?

Found in the encyclopedia How or Why are used in the title Fiction

Natural phenomena Did you know that. Story opener

Passive voice pattern General Statement Orientation

Explains a process Simple Present Tense Glossary

Special offers Cause/effect connectives Dear Sir

No I would find these in an I would NOT find these in an

explanation text explanation text
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Exercise 2 (group discussion)

Please match the paragraph with the box to make a complete and correct text.

General
statement
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Other names of the rainbow is a rainbow which is a symptom of optical and

meteorological phenomenon in which light with different colors refracted parallel
to each other into water droplets. You can also see this phenomenon under the
very high and heavy waterfall.

Rainbow is a natural phenomenon that is so impressive. This phenomenon often

appears after rain. Rainbow is an arc spectrum which is so large and occurs
because the drops are refracted by sunlight. When the sun is shining and the light
passing through water droplets, then you will see a refraction that causes a wide
variety of colors. Light is refracted like light passing through a glass prism.

How does rainbow happen in detail? All the happenings begin when the sunlight
passing through the raindrops. Then the light is deflected to the center of the
droplet. The white light, now separated from each other into a spectrum of colors.
The process does not stop there. The colors that have been separated, then
separate again into the very small portions. There is more light separated from
each other in the droplets. Then there are more curved and finally those color form
a light curve called a rainbow.

Second, use pieces of video discs then reflected to the light of the sun, and
navigate to the wall or ceiling of your house. On the ceiling or the wall, you will
see a colorful light that have the same color with the rainbow.

Can we make a rainbow? Of course. There are at least two ways that you can do
to make a rainbow. First, you can use a spray containing water. We know that
rainbows occur when sunlight passing through the raindrops. So, we make our
own rain droplets from the water spray. In the morning or afternoon, spray water
under the sun, then see the water droplets flying. Spray lots of water and you will
see a small rainbow that you can touch easily.
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Exercise 3

Read carefully and underline passive voice that you found in the text below!

Earthquake is one of the most destroying natural disasters. Unluckily it often

happens in several regions. Recently a horrible earthquake has shaken West
Sumatra. It has brought great damages. Why did it occur? Do you know how an
earthquake happens?

Earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along a
fault. This sudden release of energy causes the seismic waves. It makes the
ground shake. When two plates of rock are rubbing against each other, they stick a
little. They don't just slide smoothly. The rocks are still pushing against each
other, but not moving.

After a while, the rock plates break because of all the pressure that's built up.
When the rocks break, the earthquake occurs.

Answer these questions based on the passage you have read!

1. What is the best title for the text?

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2. Why would the author mention West Sumatra in paragraph 1?
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3. What is the main idea of the text above?
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4. It in paragraph 2 refers to?
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5. What is the purpose of paragraph 1 in the text above?

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6. What is the purpose of paragraph 2 in the text above?
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7. What causes the ground shake?
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8. Can we predict earthquake?
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9. What background knowledge do you have that relates to this text?
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10. In the last line, occurs most nearly means?
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