PENERAPAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN KARTU DIKSI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KREATIVITAS MENULIS MURID KELAS VIII-A DI SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 15 SURABAYA

Abstract

This study is motivated by the low poetry writing skills of Grade VIII-A students at SMP Muhammadiyah 15 Surabaya, especially in generating ideas and selecting appropriate diction. The purpose of this research is to improve students’ poetry writing skills through the use of Diction Card media as a learning tool. The research employed a descriptive method with a Classroom Action Research (CAR) approach, conducted in three stages: pre-cycle, Cycle I, and Cycle II. Each cycle consisted of planning, action, observation, and reflection stages.

The subjects of this study were 31 students who actively participated in all learning activities. The findings indicate a consistent improvement in students’ poetry writing skills across each cycle. In the pre-cycle stage, the average score was 62.74 with 0% mastery. In Cycle I, the average score increased to 68.23 with 6.45% mastery. In Cycle II, after implementing Diction Card media more effectively, the average score significantly improved to 82.42 with 87.10% mastery.

These results demonstrate that Diction Card media has a positive impact on students’ creativity and the quality of their poetry writing. Therefore, it can be concluded that this media is effective in improving poetry writing skills.

Keywords: Diction Card, poetry writing, writing skills.