ENHANCING POETRY READING SKILLS THROUGH DRAMATIZATION TECHNIQUE IN TENTH GRADE OF SMK NEGERI 1 PADANGSIDIMPUAN IN 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR
Abstract
This research was conducted to determine whether the Dramatization Technique is good to be applied in improving students' Poetry Reading skills. The number of samples in this study were 72 students who were randomly selected from X1TKJ and X3TKJ class. To get the required data, the writer used method under quantitative methodology by Class Action reasearch (CAR) Design. In this case the data and sample from students of SMK Negeri 1 Padangsidimpuan for the academic year 2024 - 2025. And as an instrument for collecting data, the writer uses a written test. After collected the data the writer analyzed and get the conclussion as athe result of this reserach. The result of the research showed that the students writing descriptive skill after using Dramatization Technique. The finding can be show as in hypothesis testing were the increasing of the students' Poetry Reading skills scores are categorized into the bad category. This can be seen from the average value of the pre-test writing, which is 57.08. While, after applied Dramatization Technique categorized into the enough and good category. This can be seen from the average scores of students' post-tests in cycles one and two of 72.50 and 81.46. Based on the findings the hypothesis was accepted. So, there is a significant improvement of studnets’ Poetry Reading skills through Dramatization Technique. This research finding can be use by the teacher in order to improving the students’ skill in Poetry Reading.
