The Development of Ecopoetic Writing Activity Program with an Ecocritical Approach

Abstract

The main background in this research is the difficulty of expressing ideas in critical thinking, the difficulty of choosing the right diction, and the increasing destruction to natural populations. The development of this ecopoetic writing activity program was expected to foster students' love for the natural surroundings, capability to think critically, and creatively. The basic framework of thinking used in writing ecopoetic is an ecocritical approach. The development of the activity program was carried out from the adaptation of Anderson's taxonomy of thinking, which starts with [1] remembering skills, [2] understanding skills, [3] applying skills, [4] analyzing skills, [5] evaluating skills, and [6] creating skills. The research method used was the R2D2 development model (Recursive, Reflective, Design, and Development). The poetry writing activity program was developed based on competencies, sub-competencies, and indicators. These activities were carried out on an ongoing basis. The results of the research validation were obtained from product testing activities. The validation activities were carried out by multimedia experts, practitioner experts, evaluation experts, technical experts, and course supervisors. The results of the validation indicate that the guidelines for writing poetry are appropriate for students' activity in writing eco-poetry, with several revisions being the basis for program improvement. Then, students whose scores are below the standard due to their difficulty in writing the right diction in critical thinking can take advantage of the ecocritical approach program that has been developed.