Jigsaw Type Cooperative Learning Model Implementation to Improve Poetry Writing Ability of Eight Grade Students at SMP Negeri 14 Seram Bagian Timur, Indonesia

This study aims to improve the poetry writing ability of eight grade at SMP Negeri 14 Seram Bagian Timur using the jigsaw type cooperative learning model. The research data form poetry writing ability test results in each cycle. The research subjects were students of eight grade students at SMP Negeri 14 Seram Bagian Timur totaling 22 students. The final score of each student is obtained from the acquisition score divided by the total score then multiplied by the ideal score (100). The final value is then converted according to the specified criteria. The results showed that there was an increase in poetry writing ability of egiht grade students at SMP Negeri 14 Seram Bagian Timur using the jigsaw type cooperative learning model. This can be seen from the number of students who achieved the minimum completeness criteria (in Indonesia = KKM) in the first cycle namely 12 students (54.54%) to 17 students (77.27%) in the second cycle