2010
DOI: 10.1598/rt.63.7.6
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Extending Acrostic Poetry Into Content Learning: A Scaffolding Framework

Abstract: Acrostic poems make use of a keyword written vertically, where each line of the poem begins with a letter of the keyword. The structure of this formula poem combined with teacher modeling provides a scaffold for students, showing them how to think flexibly and develop ideas and choose interesting words. Moreover, encoding information in poetic form is a thought‐provoking way to capture and retain important content. This article describes an instructional framework for teachers to extend acrostic poetry into co… Show more

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“…Acrostic is a language game that can be applied to the learning of writing poetry that is writing a verse of poetry by describing the initial letters of each line, if arranged vertically, then form a person's name, animal name, object name, and so on. Explains that the structure of poetry using acrostic techniques when combined with the teacher's teaching model will create a helper bridge for students, showing them how to think flexibly and developing interesting ideas and word choices [6]. Therefore, the effectiveness of learning strategies to write poetry with acrostic techniques will be tested to Grade VIII students of SMP Negeri 5 Wates.…”
Section: Editing and Revisingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Acrostic is a language game that can be applied to the learning of writing poetry that is writing a verse of poetry by describing the initial letters of each line, if arranged vertically, then form a person's name, animal name, object name, and so on. Explains that the structure of poetry using acrostic techniques when combined with the teacher's teaching model will create a helper bridge for students, showing them how to think flexibly and developing interesting ideas and word choices [6]. Therefore, the effectiveness of learning strategies to write poetry with acrostic techniques will be tested to Grade VIII students of SMP Negeri 5 Wates.…”
Section: Editing and Revisingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…He also shared some of the students’ haiku on Twitter, with their consent, to expand the potential audience reading the poems and to solicit potential feedback for the students. Goff's approach complements a framework suggested by Frye and colleagues ( 2011 ) to extend acrostic poetry into different content areas to bring ownership to students’ understanding. Goff found the succinct structure of haiku appealing from an instructional point of view; the short form demonstrated to his students the importance of selective word choice and the value of concentrated reflection on the topic.…”
Section: Integrating Science and Poetry: Lessons From The Classroommentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, keunggulan teknik akrostik adalah (1) memberikan kemudahan kepada siswa dalam menemukan ide tulisan karena bentuk puisi akrostik sederhana; (2) memberikan kemudahan kepada siswa dalam mengembangkan ide dan menulis puisi karena terbantu oleh hurufhuruf awal yang disusun secara vertikal; dan (3) memudahkan siswa dalam menyusun kosakata karena dapat mengambil ide tulisan dari hal-hal yang dekat dengan siswa; (4) judul yang sekaligus dapat disusun secara vertikal untuk dikembangkan menjadi isi puisi membuat teknik akrostik ini lebih efektif dan menolong siswa yang kesulitan menentukan judul ataupun yang terpaku pada judul, namun kesulitan mengembangkan isi puisi. Keunggulan tersebut diungkapkan juga oleh Frye (2010) dalam penelitannya yang menyatakan bahwa teknik akrostik ini adalah teknik yang sederhana dan memudahkan siswa dalam menulis puisi. Kemudahan itu mencakup mencari dan mengembangkan ide.…”
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