S. Dymoke's Theory and Practice of Teaching Poetry Writing : A Focus on Draft and Assessment

NAKAI Yuka

doi:10.20555/kokugoka.73.0_31

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S.Dymokeの詩創作指導の理論と方法 : 下書きと評価を中心に
S. Dymoke ノシソウサクシドウノリロントホウホウ : シタガキトヒョウカオチュウシンニ

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In Japan, one challenge of teaching children to write poetry is establishing a theory to assess their learning. Sue Dymoke, a poetry educator in the United Kingdom, emphasizes the "draft" method for assessing poetry. Through an examination of Dymoke's theory and practice, this article clarifies the assessment of children's learning in poetry class. One basic clarification must be the dual meanings of "draft": one is "draft as a concept," that is, the accumulation of all acts during writing; the other is "draft as an entity," that is, a concrete measure of the process. From Dymoke's assessment model, I derived the following four elements of development: poetic form, independence, imagination, and quality of ideas. Overall, with some clarification, Dymoke discusses a concrete evaluation method that facilitates assessment combined with teaching.

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kokugokakyouiku

kokugokakyouiku 73 (0), 31-38, 2013

Japanese Teaching Society of Japan