RPP Bahasa Inggris Kelas IX KTSP

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Bukan "Robohnya Surau Kami"

BUKAN “ROBOHNYA SURAU KAMI”

Yang menarik dari “Robohnya Surau Kami”, salah satu cerpen karya AA Navis, adalah alur ceritanya yang mengalir sampai ke akhirat, hehe, setidaknya itulah yang saya rasakan.  

Lalu saya membayangkan berdiri di belakang Haji Saleh, sepeti dia, sayapun optimis.  Karena sewaktu di dunia profesi saya guru, tentunya banyak amal baik yang bisa diandalkan untuk mengantarku ke surga-Nya.

Setelah keputusan Tuhan untuk Haji Saleh yang mencengangkan, kini tibalah giliranku.

“Kamu”

“Iya, Tuhanku, nama saya Hamdan.”

“Bukan itu, di sini nama tidak penting, itu untuk kamu di dunia.” “Bekal apa yang kamu bawa untuk kehidupan yang kekal ini.”

“O Tuhanku,  sewaktu di dunia, saya ini seorang guru. Melalui kamilah anak-anak manusia ditempa supaya menjadi berguna di masa mereka dewasa.  Berkat upaya kami, mereka ada yang menjadi polisi, tentara, poltikus, pengusaha juga dokter yang sangat dibanggakan oleh orang tuanya.  Singkatnya, semua profesi yang ada di muka bumi itu melalui tangan kami.  Dan saya sebagai seorang guru tidak pernah meminta balas jasa atas semua yang telah dilakukan.  Oleh karena itu sudilah kiranya Tuhan memasukkan saya ke surga.”

“Baiklah, kamu memang pantas mendapatkan surga…. Malaikat bawa orang ini ke surga.”

“Tunggu dulu.”

Tiba-tiba ada suara berteriak dari belakang,

“Tunggu. Jangan dulu di bawa ke surga.  Hamba ada perhitungan dengan orang ini.”

“Siapa kamu?”

“Hamba salah satu dari muridnya di dunia.”

Saya kenal baik orang ini, ya dia memang muridku dulu. Saya mengajar bukan hanya di satu sekolah, tapi di beberapa sekolah, jadi sebenarnya tidak mudah untuk mengenal murid satu-persatu. Hanya dua kelompok murid yang mudah dikenal; yang paling pintar atau di atas rata-rata, dan yang paling lambat menyerap pelajaran (untuk tidak mengatakan bodoh). Dan dia adalah salah satu dari kelompok yang kedua.

“Apa keberatanmu?”

“Begini Tuhan, saya sudah hampir diterima di sebuah perusahaan pelayaran.  Orang tua saya sangat bahagia, karena melihat tetangga kami yang bekerja di pelayaran hidupnya makmur, sudah banyak kebun dan sawah milik warga kampung yang dibeli olehnya.  Maka keluarga kami pun mengadakan acara sukuran dengan mengundang seluruh warga kampung. Di acara itu bapak saya mengumumkan kepada para tamu yang hadir bahwa saya sudah resmi diterima di perusahaan pelayaran, dan tidak lama lagi akan melaut, dan, tentunya nanti kalau pulang akan membawa uang yang banyak.  Padahal proses seleksi masuk belum selesai, masih ada satu sesi lagi, yaitu wawancara.  Pada tahapan akhir itulah saya dinyatakan tidak lulus seleksi karena tidak bisa menjawab beberapa pertanyaan yang dilontarkan dengan Bahasa Inggris. Perasaan malu yang sangat menyelimuti keluarga kami, sampai-sampai ayah mengalami stroke dan meninggal.  Tuhan, Dialah yang dulu mengajariku pelajaran Bahasa Inggris ketika duduk di bangku SMP,  tapi saya tidak mendapatkan perhatiannya, dia lebih suka melayani kawan-kawanku yang pintar-pintar.”

“Baiklah, malaikat, berikan sebagian pahala amal salehnya kepada orang ini.”

Meskipun sudah diambil sebagian amal salehku, tapi timbangannya masih lebih berat daripada dosa-dosaku, jadi saya masih berpeluang masuk surga, sayapun lega.

Saya dekati sang murid, “sudahlah ngak apa-apa ya, insya Allah kita masih bisa bersama-sama masuk surga.”

Hampir saja malaikat mengantarkan kami ke surga, sampai dihentikan oleh kedatangan murid-muridku yang lain.  Ada yang gagal masuk perguruan tinggi favorit karena tidak lulus tes Bahasa Inggris. Ada juga yang gagal mendapatkan beasiswa belajar ke luar negeri karena tidak lulus TOEFL, dan banyak lagi. Begitu banyaknya murid-muridku yang datang dan menuntutku sampai habis seluruh amal salihku, dan pada gilirannya timbangan dosaku bertambah banyak oleh limpahan dosa dari para penuntutku, murid-muridku dulu.

Saya hanya bisa tertunduk malu, tidak ada lagi harapan, sudah jelas nasibku, ampun ya Tuhan.

Seketika terasa ada belaian lembut di kening disertai dengan bisikan, “Bi, pindah tidurnya ke kamar, matikan dulu laptopnya.”

“Astagfirullah, Umi tidur aja duluan, abi mau bikin RPP buat besok.”

Salawu, 6 Februari 2017

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Soal Narrative

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The Clever Crow

The Clever Crow

It was a hot summer day. A crow was very thirsty. He flew here and there in search of water. He could not find the water. He sat on a branch of a tree. There was a pitcher under the tree. There was some water in the pitcher. He was very happy to see the pitcher. He tried to drink water but the level of water was low. His beak could not reach the water in the pitcher. He thought a plan. He dropped some pebbles in the pitcher one by one. The level of water rose up. the crow drank the water and flew away.

Moral of the story

Where there is a will, there is a way.

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Narrative Texts

NARRATIVE TEXT

A narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain people.

Narrative is to amuse, entertain and to deal with an actual or vicarious experience in different ways.

 Narrative deals with problematic events which lead to a crisis or turning point of some kind, which in turn finds a resolution.

Characteristics of a Narrative Text

Orientation

It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of

the story are introduced.

Example : Little Mantu lived in a village deep in the jungle

where elephants helped the men with their work.

Complication

Where the problems in the story developed.

Example : Now, Mantu had an elephant of his very own. His

name was Opie.

Resolution

Where the problems in the story is solved.

Example : Mantu then climbed upon his little friend’s back and went

home to the village.

Mantu’s Little Elephant

Orientation

Little Mantu lived in a village deep in the jungle

where elephants helped the men with their work.

These elephants were so big and strong. They could

lift up the heaviest logs with their trunks and toss

them high in the air.

Complication

Now, Mantu had an elephant of his very own. His

name was Opie. He was just a baby and Mantu loved

him very much. Mantu whispered to Opie’s ear that

someday he would become the biggest, strongest and

bravest elephant in the jungle. The other elephants

heard this. They began to laugh and made rude noises

with their trunks. “We’re so big and tall, but you’re

so small. You’re nothing at all,” said one of the big

elephants.

Mantu looked up at the huge elephant with a

mishievous glint in his eye. “You’re so tall and can

see far away. We can see what is happening down

here in the jungle. In fact, we would be the first to see

any slithering snakes that may be a danger. “After

hearing the word snakes, the elephants screeched

and off they gwents thundering in fright.

Resolution

“Did I say there were snakes?” giggled Mantu. “No,

I don’t think so,” smiled Opie. Mantu then climbed upon

his little friend’s back and went home to the village to tell

everyone about the foolish elephants.

Adapted from: 50 Bedtime Stories, 2002

The Prince and His Best Friends

Orientation

Once upon a time, there lived a kind young prince

named Jonathan. He was loved, and adored by his people.

His two close friends were Peter Piper, the servant of the

palace and Franklin Greedy, the son of an Aristocrat.

Complication

One day, The Prince, Peter Piper, and Franklin

Greedy were walking through the forest. Suddenly a

group of bandits attacked the three boys near an old

house. They entered the old house and blockaded the

gate and doors. The three boys were trapped inside the house.

Franklin was very terri􀃀 ed and asked the Prince

to surrender immediately, but Peter was not afraid.

He urged and supported the Prince not to give up. The

Prince decided not to surrender because he realised

that he would become a hostage for the bandits to

ask for ransom to his father, but Franklin was scared

and wanted to make a deal, it made Peter suspicious

about Franklin’s behaviour. So he quietly made up a

plan for him and the Prince to escape.

Resolution

Early at dawn, Franklin opened the front gate and

unlocked the doors. The bandits entered the house

in search of the Prince. When they came to the room

where the Prince was supposed to be sleeping, no

one was there. Suddenly they heard a horse running

outside the house and saw over the window that

Peter Piper and the Prince were riding away on one

of the bandit’s horses.

It turns out, Peter Piper sneaked out of the house

and waited in the yard, while the Prince was hiding

behind the house. The bandits were very angry at

Franklin and took him with them while the Prince

and Peter went safely going back to the Capital.

Answer the following questions based on the story in

1. What kind of person was Prince Jonathan?

2. Who were Prince Jonathan’s friends?

3. What happened when the Prince and his two friends were walking in the forest?

4. Why did Franklin try to persuade the Prince to surrender?

5. What did Peter Piper do when Franklin tried to persuade the Prince to surrender?

6. Why did Franklin sneak out to meet the bandits’ leader?

7. Did the Prince manage to escape from the bandits? How?

8. After you read the story, what did you think of the Prince’s friends?

A Clever Crow

It was a hot summer day. A crow was very thirsty. He flew here and there in search of water. He could not find the water. He sat on a branch of a tree. There was a pitcher under the tree. There was some water in the pitcher. He was very happy to see the pitcher. He tried to drink water but the level of water was low. His beak could not reach the water in the pitcher. He thought a plan. He dropped some pebbles in the pitcher one by one. The level of water rose up. the crow drank the water and flew away.

Moral of the story

Where there is a will, there is a way.

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