A Discourse Approach in Reading week5

On Tuesday, 02 February, 2016

  Descriptive  

First, we started class with “quiz” about Recount and Narrative. I think the test it rather difficult and  I tried to do my best and I hope I will pass the exam. 

When we finished taking the quiz test, the teacher taught the new lesson that it was "Descriptive" and she let us read the text about "Description". Then, she showed pictures and explained this lesson by showing some pictures which are as follow:

 Julia Roberts 

 Pancake Khemanish 

 Dragonflies 

 Ants 

 Budapest 

 Prague 

After we finished watching these pictures, we had to read about the text related with animal which is "KOMODO" Before we started reading, the teacher gave us to write the words associated with  "KOMODO"

 Here were the words written by us  

After that, we had to read whole of this text. Then, we must analyze, include the main point in each of paragraph and answer the questions respectively.

When I finished reading about Komodo called "Varanus", I concluded the text each of paragraph in spiderweb on my handout in order to understand what each of paragraph is about.

There are 5 points of this text. One is where Komodo lives, second is size, third is sense and appearance, fourth is habitat and the last one is diet. 

When I finished including the text as spiderweb, I could answer the questions easily because it made me understand exactly how the author described it.

In my opinion, Thinking what the author describes and including the summary as spiderweb can be very beneficial. Because it makes me know and understand the sequence and how he describes.

Next, I needed to do exercise B that I had to match each word with the correct meaning. From this exercise, it was quite difficult as a result of its words. Some words, I have never met before so I had to read the context clue and try to guess the words. When I had done, I opened the dictionary in order to find the meaning and pronounce those words respectively.

The teacher assigned us to do the works. she wanted us to read and conclude as spiderweb on handout in order to think systematically.

 It's time to ask question 

 What did you learn today?


I took the quiz test and learned about description







 What did you find easy?


In my opinion, description makes me imagine how the author describes.

 What did you find difficult?


In my opinion, This unit is Descriptive, so the vocabularies are pretty important. I see that  some words in the text I have never met before. Thus, it hardly guesses the text due to unfamiliar words.






 What did you solve the problem?


I tried to pay attention in the classroom, imagined what the author describeก and tried to guess the words by reading the context clue. When I finished reading, I would find the meaning of unfamiliar words, jotted down and pronounced the words immediately. 







 What are your attitudes towards the lesson?


I think that this lesson makes me know how the things which are described are. I find more information to support the text. This's the way to gain more knowledge from this lesson.