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    1) The document discusses improving students' reading comprehension. It notes that reading comprehension is an important language skill that students often struggle with. 2) It explains that traditional classroom reading activities, like reading textbooks and answering text-based questions, are not very effective at improving comprehension. Students can feel bored with this approach. 3) The document proposes using the Pattern Maker strategy to modify reading activities. This strategy involves using different styles, themes, tones and genres of texts to engage students more and better develop their reading comprehension compared to only using textbooks.

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    1) The document discusses improving students' reading comprehension. It notes that reading comprehension is an important language skill that students often struggle with. 2) It explains that traditional classroom reading activities, like reading textbooks and answering text-based questions, are not very effective at improving comprehension. Students can feel bored with this approach. 3) The document proposes using the Pattern Maker strategy to modify reading activities. This strategy involves using different styles, themes, tones and genres of texts to engage students more and better develop their reading comprehension compared to only using textbooks.

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    1) The document discusses improving students' reading comprehension. It notes that reading comprehension is an important language skill that students often struggle with. 2) It explains that traditional classroom reading activities, like reading textbooks and answering text-based questions, are not very effective at improving comprehension. Students can feel bored with this approach. 3) The document proposes using the Pattern Maker strategy to modify reading activities. This strategy involves using different styles, themes, tones and genres of texts to engage students more and better develop their reading comprehension compared to only using textbooks.

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    1) The document discusses improving students' reading comprehension. It notes that reading comprehension is an important language skill that students often struggle with. 2) It explains that traditional classroom reading activities, like reading textbooks and answering text-based questions, are not very effective at improving comprehension. Students can feel bored with this approach. 3) The document proposes using the Pattern Maker strategy to modify reading activities. This strategy involves using different styles, themes, tones and genres of texts to engage students more and better develop their reading comprehension compared to only using textbooks.

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    Chapter 1

    Introduction

    A. Background
    Language is any mode of communication in which the thoughts and feelings of a
    individual are symbolized in order to express meaning to others. English is one of
    the languages that is also used. Today, the use of English is not used as a liaison
    language between communications countries, but has also begun to spread to
    other areas, such as mass media.
    There are many mass media in this modern era that use English in publish news
    and other unique things. In that reason, as a nation that wants to advance, we also
    need to be able to speak English so how we can easily understand what the world
    wants to speak if one day is needed.
    English is made up of four language skills, namely: Reading, Speaking, Writing
    and Listening.Reading is important for our lives, as one of the language skills Is
    consumed by everyone. As a reader, we have to comprehend reading materials by
    Using of good strategy / technique / method.Kalayo Hasibuan supports
    that"Reading results in comprehension when the reader knows which skills and
    strategies Are appropriate to the type of text, and understand how to apply the to
    accomplish the reading purpose
    Students often find a difficult word so if reading text that they shouldn't,
    know its meaning. Before they translate the word, they must know or understand
    by thinking.so that they can understand their opinios Or can reach the conclusion
    through reading text in English through their comprehension.
    Some teachers at schools have difficulties , especially English teachers
    Teaching their students to read.One of the teachers' difficulties in teaching their
    students reading is how to develop the students ’ comprehension toward to
    reading text, even though they have taught them using methods.Teachers should
    have a good strategy by this problem, including using the Pattern Maker strategy.
    In general, the classroom activities of such students in the subject of reading
    still read The textbook-based material, finding out the meaning of the difficult
    words, And Answer the text-based question.In fact, those students’ classroom
    activities above cannot help much in improving their reading comprehension and
    it makes students feel bored.The traditional reading classroom where students
    read the material,and answer the text-based question could not positive out come
    on their reading comprehension.It means that the students do not have a good
    understanding of reading this way.
    The teachers make efforts to develop the reading comprehension of the
    students The teachers should know the behavior or characters of every student.in
    fact, teachers will find the different behavior and characters of each student that
    influence their reading comprehension. By this case, teachers can modify their
    reading activities, such as by using Pattern Maker Strategy.
    The teacher must be creative in the planning and execution of Learning activities in
    which students rely not only on the book text of activities In this case teachers can
    change their teaching in particular Reading and doesn't always use text from the
    students' textbook.Teachers can modify their teaching by using different style, theme,
    mood and tone reading material (humour, fantasy, mystery, adventure, science fiction,
    family life,and Animals).Then, students can choose which one they choose or choose
    Want to read. Modifying a reading text is important to develop students ’reading
    comprehension.

    The researcher is interested to conduct a class action research under the title
    'IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION OF
    DESCRIPTIVE TEXT BY USING PATTERN MAKER STRATEGY' on the
    factual information and explanation above.

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