The research aims to determine the effectiveness of digital multiliterate models and creativeproductive models in learning writing fiction text in seventh grade. The research population is seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 42 Semarang. The sample consists of two groups. The first group is the students of class VII-E using digital multiliterate models and the second group is the students of class VII-D experimental using creative-productive models. The research is a quasi-experimental design with a form of nonequivalent control group design. Based on the results of the t-test using the independent sample t-test in the SPSS 16.0 program, it concludes that there is a significant difference between the average final scores in those groups. The results show that the digital multiliterate model is more effective than the creative productivemodel in learning writing fiction text in seventh grade students of junior high school.

Abstrak             Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui keefektifan model Picture and Picture dan Model Sugesti Imajinasi dalam pembelajaran menulis puisi pada siswa kelas VIII SMP. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 5 Banjarnegara. Sampel penelitian ini yaitu siswa kelas VIII-D kelompok eksperimen 1 menggunakan model Picture and Picture dan VIII-C Kelompok eksperimen 2 menggunakan model Sugesti Imajinasi. Desain yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah quasi experimental design dengan bentuk nonequivalent control group design. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa model Picture and Picture lebih efektif dibandingkan dengan model Sugesti Imajinasi dalam pembelajaran menulis puisi pada siswa kelas VIII SMP.   Kata Kunci: model picture and picture, model sugesti imajinasi, teks puisi.   Abstract This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the Picture and Picture Model and Imagination Suggestion Model in learning to write poetry for eight-grade students of Junior High School. The population in this study were eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 5 Banjarnegara. The samples of this study were the class VIII-D students as in the experimental group 1 using the Picture and Picture and VIII-C as in the experimental group 2 using the Imagination Suggestion model. The design used in this research is quasi experimental design with nonequivalent control group design. The results showed that the Picture and Picture model was more effective than the Imagination Suggestion model in learning to write poetry for the eighth-grade students of Junior High School.

This article aims to compare the content of reading material for students in Indonesia and other countries, for example, reading material containing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues. This objective is based on selecting reading material for learning in schools in Indonesia, which is undoubtedly different from that in other countries, for example, the United States. The choice of reading material is chosen by the teacher and is based on its suitability with students’ needs and characteristics. This article uses a comparative study with the literature method. Data are collected from documents in journals, proceedings, books, and articles on the internet related to the topics in this article. The data analysis technique was carried out using content analysis techniques. The collected data were then analysed and compared to determine what students in Indonesia and the United States read. The results show that in the United States, LGBT material has been incorporated into the school curriculum. Meanwhile, in Indonesia, LGBT material is quite challenging to include in the school curriculum because it is considered contrary to the prevailing norms in Indonesia regarding LGBT, even though it can support learning about tolerance.   Keywords: Reading material content, comparative study, LGBT issues.

This study aims to analyze the gender performativity of lesbian and gay characters in 2000s Indonesian novels. The research is based on Judith Butler's theory of gender performativity with a research design based on a literary sociology approach. Data in the form of quotations are collected by reading and note-taking techniques. The data were analyzed using a hermeneutic model to find out the gender performativity of the characters created by the author. The results showed that the performativity of lesbian and gay characters in the novel included physical and conversation, sexual activity, and homosexual talk. The performance of lesbian and gay figures as a form of gender identity cannot be separated from the coming out process. Lesbian and gay characters will hide their sexual disorders from other characters to maintain their relationship with their environment so that conflicts do not arise. Lesbian and gay characters perform performances as a form of their identity as lesbian and gay. The author created the gender performance of the lesbian and gay characters in the 2000s Indonesian novel to gain self-identity.

This research is a library research, namely the data or materials needed from the library in the form of books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, journals, documents, and magazines. Learning media is needed in the subjects taught in schools, one of which is Indonesian. The components of Indonesian lessons include listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The four samples when in the learning process using learning media it will be memorable and interesting, so that students get real experiences in the learning process. This research was conducted with the aim of describing various kinds of learning media that can be used in language and literature learning.