HOW TO TEACH POETRY: CINQUAIN

HOW TO TEACH POETRY: CINQUAIN

Khoiriyatul Hariro, M. Sayid Wijaya, Yulia Isnaini, Yulieda Hermaniar

Here are the steps to teach cinquain:

Step 1: Brainstorm with the class a list of words that describes butterflies. Write the words on  chart paper.

Step 2: Brainstorm a list of action words and write their responses on the chart.

Step 3: Follow the same procedure for words that express feelings. We also included words about how the topic feels to touch.

Step 4: Provide the students with a template of the cinquain and explain each line.

Do an example together. Have the students suggest words for each line.

Step 5: Students may refer to the list of words on the chart paper  to write their own poems.

Step 6. Students may use the word processor to write their poems and then draw a picture to illustrate their poem.

Another classroom instruction in teaching cinquain:

1) Present examples of cinquain poems. Ask students if they find the poems you presented familiar to them. Can they tell what form of poetry was used? Do they know how to write one? Did they ever write one?

2) Ask each student whether he thinks that such poems are useful or not. Encourage them to be honest. Encourage them to tell what they truly feel. Show them that you are really considering their opinions. You don't need to agree or disagree with them but you need to show them that their opinions are heard. Discuss a particular opinion if needed.

3) Ask them what they think were the reasons why poets wrote cinquain poems. Did poets made money out of it? Did they write merely because of vanity? You may want to discuss the origin and history of cinquain poetry while they express their opinions. Discuss the etymology of the word "cinquain" and other facets which students may find interesting or facets which they may need in formulating their statements.

4) If you want them to write cinquain poems, I suggest that you require only one poem for each student to write. Tell your students that they must have purposes in writing or else writing would be difficult. If possible, discuss every poem your students wrote to show them that their work is valued.

Materials:

What is a cinquain?
At the most basic level a cinquain is a five line poem or stanza. The poem has one topic and the details describe the the topic's actions and feelings.

Here are two variations. 

Method One

Line 1 -  one word for the topic
Line 2 -  2 words to describes your topic
Line 3 -  3 words that describes the actions relating to your topic
Line 4 - 4 words that describes the feelings relating to your topic
Line 5 - one word that is another name for your topic

Method Two

Line 1 - two syllables
Line 2 - four syllables
Line 3 - six syllables
Line 4 - eight syllables
Line 5 - two syllables

Examples:

The Feast
Millennium
Fallen angels are bound
A foretaste of utopia
Freedom

Virtue
Rarely given
Makes charm and beauty vain
Far more worthy than all rubies
A gift

Exercise:

Plan a Cinquain

What is your topic? _________________________

What does your topic look like? Smell like? Taste like? Sound like? Feel like?

What can this (your topic) do (what action)?

How do you feel about your topic?

What are some other words that have the same meaning as your topic (synonyms)?

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HUMANISTIC LEARNING THEORY

HUMANISTIC LEARNING THEORY

Humanistic Concepts

Humanistic concepts in this paper consist of humanistic perspective, the nature of significant learning, the teacher as the facilitator of learning, and students’ contribution to learning.

YOUTH: Reflection to Munir Case, the Protector of Human Rights

The audience

Munir Said Thalib was born in Malang, East Java, 8 December 1965 and passed away in Jakarta 7 September 2004, when he was 38 years old. He was an activist of human rights in Indonesia.

Munir was named Man of the Year by the leading Muslim periodical, UMMAT, and as a “young leader for the Millennium in Asia” by Asia week in 2000.

Some cases which were handled by him:

Owa Jawa

Owa jawa (Hylobates moloch) adalah sejenis primata anggota suku Hylobatidae. Dengan populasi tersisa antara 1.000 – 2.000 ekor saja, kera ini adalah spesies owa yang paling langka di dunia. Owa jawa menyebar terbatas (endemik) di Jawa bagian barat.
Owa jawa tidak memiliki ekor, dan tangannya relatif panjang dibandingkan dengan besar tubuhnya. Tangan yang panjang ini diperlukannya untuk berayun dan berpindah di antara dahan-dahan dan ranting di tajuk pohon yang tinggi, tempatnya beraktifitas sehari-hari. Warna tubuhnya keabu-abuan, dengan sisi atas kepala lebih gelap dan wajah kehitaman.

Kera ini hidup dalam kelompok-kelompok kecil semacam keluarga inti, terdiri dari pasangan hewan jantan dan betina, dengan satu atau dua anak-anaknya yang masih belum dewasa. Owa jawa merupakan pasangan yang setia, monogami. Rata-rata owa betina melahirkan sekali setiap tiga tahun, dengan masa mengandung selama 7 bulan. Anak-anaknya disusui hingga usia 18 bulan, dan terus bersama keluarganya sampai dewasa, yang dicapainya pada umur sekitar 8 tahun. Owa muda kemudian akan memisahkan diri dan mencari pasangannya sendiri.

Owa jawa adalah hewan diurnal dan arboreal, sepenuhnya hidup di atas tajuk pepohonan. Terutama memakan buah-buahan, daun dan bunga-bungaan, kelompok kecil owa jawa menjelajahi kanopi hutan dengan cara memanjat dan berayun dari satu pohon ke lain pohon dengan mengandalkan kelincahan dan kekuatan lengannya. Berat tubuhnya rata-rata mencapai 8 kg.

Kelompok ini akan berupaya mempertahankan teritorinya, biasanya luasnya mencapai 17 hektare, dari kehadiran kelompok lain. Pagi-pagi sekali, dan juga di waktu-waktu tertentu di siang dan sore hari, owa betina akan memperdengarkan suaranya untuk mengumumkan wilayah teritorial keluarganya. Dari suara yang bersahut-sahutan antar kelompok, dan terdengar hingga jarak yang jauh ini, para peneliti dapat memperkirakan jumlah kelompok owa yang ada, dan selanjutnya menduga jumlah individunya.

Spesies ini hanya didapati di bagian barat Pulau Jawa, yakni di hutan-hutan dataran rendah dan hutan pegunungan bawah. Penyebaran paling timur adalah di wilayah Gunung Slamet serta di jajaran Pegunungan Dieng sebelah barat di wilayah Pekalongan.

Hylobates moloch tergolong salah satu primata yang paling terancam kepunahan. Organisasi konservasi dunia IUCN memasukkannya ke dalam kategori terancam (kepunahan) (EN, endangered)^[1], dengan peluang sebesar 50% bahwa hewan ini akan dapat punah dalam satu dekade mendatang^[3]. Ancaman kepunahan terutama datang dari hilangnya habitat akibat pembukaan hutan untuk berbagai keperluan. Di samping itu, anak-anak owa kerap ditangkapi (jika perlu dengan membunuh induknya lebih dulu) untuk diperjual belikan di pasar gelap sebagai hewan timangan bergengsi.^[3]

Di Indonesia, owa jawa telah dilindungi oleh Undang-undang Perlindungan Binatang Liar (Dierenbescherming-ordonnantie) semenjak tahun 1931.