One summer, a lazy Grasshopper was chirping and singing in the field. Every day, he watched an Ant carrying heavy corn to his nest.
In the first month, the sun was bright. The Grasshopper saw the Ant sweating.
“Hey, Ant! The sun is so warm,” said the Grasshopper. “Why do you work so hard? Come and sing with me!”
But the Ant replied firmly, “I am storing food for winter. Winter is coming, and you should be ready.”
In the second month, the trees were full of fruits. The Grasshopper saw the Ant pushing a big seed.
“Hey, Ant! The food is everywhere,” laughed the Grasshopper. “Why do you worry so much? Come and dance with me!”
The Ant answered again, “I am storing food for winter. Winter is coming, and you should be ready.”
In the third month, the air turned cool. The Grasshopper saw the Ant pulling a heavy grain.
“Hey, Ant! You look so tired,” mocked the Grasshopper. “Why don’t you relax? Come and sleep like me!”
The Ant still did not stop. He said for the last time, “I am storing food for winter. Winter is coming, and you should be ready.”
Finally, winter came. The snow covered the ground. The Grasshopper had no food. Shivering with cold, he knocked on the Ant’s door.
“Please, Ant,” he begged. “Give me some food. I am starving.”
The Ant looked at him and said, “I warned you three times. What did you do when I told you to get ready?”
“I… I was singing, dancing, and sleeping,” whispered the Grasshopper.
The Ant closed the door slowly. “Well, if you played all summer, you can dance all winter.”
Uji Paham The And & Grasshopper
MGMP Bahasa Inggris SMP Kota Serang
The Grasshopper
and the Ant
MGMP English Kota Serang
Lazy : Malas, Chirping : Berkicau, Singing : Bernyanyi, Field : Ladang, Carrying : Membawa, Heavy : Berat, Nest : Sarang, Bright : Cerah, Sweating : Berkeringat, Warm : Hangat, Work hard : Bekerja keras, Storing : Menyimpan, Winter : Musim dingin, Ready : Siap, Trees : Pohon-pohon, Fruits : Buah-buahan, Pushing : Mendorong, Seed : Biji, Everywhere : Di mana-mana, Worry : Khawatir, Dance : Menari, Cool : Sejuk/dingin, Pulling : Menarik, Grain : Biji-bijian, Tired : Lelah, Mocked : Mengejek, Relax : Bersantai, Finally : Akhirnya, Snow : Salju, Covered : Menutupi, Ground : Tanah, Shivering : Menggigil, Knocked : Mengetuk, Door : Pintu, Begged : Memohon, Starving : Kelaparan, Warned : Memperingatkan, Whispered : Berbisik, Closed : Menutup, Slowly : Perlahan.
Teks fabel ini memiliki struktur yang sangat jelas dan cocok untuk siswa SMP:
a. Orientation (Pengenalan)
- Tokoh: Ant (semut) dan Grasshopper (belalang)
- Setting: Musim panas (summer)
- Situasi awal: Belalang santai, semut bekerja keras
b. Complication (Masalah/Konflik)
Konflik muncul berulang (repetition pattern):
- Bulan 1 → belalang mengejek
- Bulan 2 → belalang meremehkan
- Bulan 3 → belalang mencemooh
- Semut tetap konsisten: bekerja untuk musim dingin
Memudahkan siswa memahami alur
c. Resolution (Penyelesaian)
- Musim dingin datang
- Belalang kelaparan
- Semut menolak membantu
Mengandung konsekuensi dari pilihan hidup
d. Moral Value (Nilai Moral)
Nilai: kerja keras, tanggung jawab, disiplin
a. Tense
Dominan: Simple Past Tense
was chirping, saw, said, replied
b. Direct Speech
“I am storing food for winter.”
Memahami reported vs direct speech
c. Repetition
d. Vocabulary Fokus
- summer, winter
- chirping, storing, pushing
- lazy, tired, starving
Elemen: Reading & Viewing
- Memahami makna teks naratif
- Mengidentifikasi struktur
Elemen: Writing & Presenting
- Menulis ulang cerita
- Membuat ending alternatif
Profil Pelajar Pancasila
- Mandiri
- Bernalar kritis
- Berakhlak mulia
a. Surface Learning
Identifikasi tokoh, setting, alur
b. Deep Learning
“Apakah belalang layak ditolong?”
c. Transfer Learning
Apa bentuk persiapan masa depan?
- Pre-reading: diskusi musim
- While reading: role play
- Post-reading: debate & rewrite ending
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