This lesson plan is for a 7th grade English class with the theme of postcards. The objectives are for students to understand the meaning and identify the parts of a short functional text in the form of a postcard. The lesson will involve explaining what a postcard is, its typical parts like date, address, message body and signature. Examples of a filled out postcard will be provided and students will do a reading and worksheet activity. Their understanding will be assessed through a multiple choice reading task. The 80 minute lesson will use techniques like explanation, examples, questioning, and concluding to teach students about postcards.

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LESSON PLAN
School : MTs. Darul Ulum Palangka Raya
Subject : English
Grade/Semester : VII/I
Theme : Post Card
Skill : Reading
Time Allocation : 2x40 Minutes
Day / date : Thursday, October 31st, 2013
Meeting : 5th
A. Standard of Competence
5. Understanding the meaning of a short functional text to interact with the nearest
environment.
B. Basic Competence
5.2 Responding the meaning of a short functional text in form post card accurately,
systematically and acceptable.
C. Indicators
Indicators Character Building
1. The students are able to get the
information from the text.
2. The students are able to identify the
text.
Trustworthiness, careful and responsible

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D. Learning Material
Postcard
A postcard is a card for sending message by post with an envelope. Postcards often have
a picture or photograph on one side.
Here are some of the parts of the postcard
1. Date : Tanggal
2. Address : Alamat
3. Salutation : Salam pembuka
4. Body of Postcard : Isi
5. Closing : Penutup
6. Sender : Pengirim
7. Signature : Tanda Tangan
Example of postcard:
Kuta, March 20, 2013
Dear Sari
I arrived in Bali two days ago. It is a wonderful place. The beaches are nice.
The hotel is right on the beach. I toured the island yesterday and brought some
souvenirs for friends in Surabaya. I’ll be back on Sunday. Well, that’s all for now.
Regards for your family
Love,
Risma
E. Media / Source
Media:
1. Handout
2. Post card
3. Worksheet
Source:
1. Solusi Bahasa Inggris SMP/MTs. Kelas VII Semester I.

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2. Internet
F. Instructional Method/technique
1. Three phase techniques: pre-activities, main-activities, and post-activities.
2. Grammar translation method
3. Question and answer
4. Discussion
G. Instructional Procedure (Three-phase Technique)
1. Pre-activities(+ 10 minutes)
a. The teacher greets the students
b. The teacher asks the students to take a pray before opening the lesson
c. The teacher checks the present list
d. Brainstorming (remind the students about previous lesson)
e. The teacher tells the students about the topic which will be discussed.
2. Main-activities (+ 60 minutes).
a. The teacher gives the explanation about postcard.
b. The teacher gives some examples about the material to make it more clear.
(Appendix 1)
c. The teacher asks the students to read loudly the example of postcard.
d. The teacher gives the students few minutes for asking about the material.
e. The teacher gives the students’ worksheet. (Appendix 2)
f. The teacher checks the students answer.
3. Post-activities (+ 10 minutes)
a. The teacher gives students few minutes for asking about the material.
b.The teacher asks the students to conclude the material.
c. The teacher makes conclusion of the material.
d.The teacher gives a motivation for the students.
e. The teacher closes the lesson.
I. Assessment
Form : Reading task (Multiple Choice)
Scoring :
1. For each correct answer will be scored 10.
2. For incorrect answer will be scored 0.

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- Score :
Palangka Raya, October 28th 2013
Students’ Teacher
Shinta Ari Herdiana
SRN. 1001120553
Advisor I
Santi Erliana, M.Pd
ORN. 19801205 200604 2 003
Advisor II
Siti Masrokah, S.Pd.I
Approved by
The Headmaster of MTs. Darul Ulum Palangka Raya
Murjani, M.Pd
ORN. 19690626 199802 1 002
Obtained score
Score = x 100
Total Score