Topic Writing and Philosophical Stories

Author: Hu Renquan
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This book was born in response to the topic essays required in recent years' Zhongkao (senior high school entrance exam) and Gaokao (university entrance exam). Topic essays demand students to have rich and original writing materials, but students preparing for these exams often struggle with a lack of such materials, affecting their writing performance. How to address the challenge of material scarcity in writing instruction for teachers and students? On one hand, it requires observing life, experiencing life, and accumulating emotional insights from life; on the other hand, it involves discovering, collecting, and organizing materials through extensive reading of books and periodicals. The nearly a thousand pieces of material in this book are the result of teachers and students' gradual accumulation. To highlight the book's strong targeting, effectiveness, operability, and creativity, the editors have categorized the content by the themes of topic writing, dividing the book into nine sections: Ideal, Life, Virtue, Love, Dignity, Confidence, Innovation, Opportunity, and Adversity. Additionally, each piece of material is structured in the format of "Story + Philosophy (Insight)." At the end of the book, an appendix includes more than 20 concise masterpieces written using philosophical stories, each accompanied by commentary for reference by teachers and students.