Dictionary for Reference on Middle School Essay Writing

Author: Qin Zhaoji
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Publish Date: 2001-02-01
Features: This dictionary is a reference tool for middle school teachers and students to use in writing instruction and composition learning. It can also be used by readers with intermediate education levels for writing reference. The dictionary organizes entries related to knowledge and skill training in middle school composition teaching into four categories: "Writing Process," "Article Styles," "Article Purposes," and "Article Techniques." Some of the content covered in the entries is interrelated, such as "Topic Selection" and "Structure," which are discussed in the first section "Writing Process." These topics are also addressed in subsequent sections like "Composition for Various Article Styles" and "Composition for Various Purposes," but from different perspectives and with varying levels of detail. Users can refer to multiple entries together for a comprehensive understanding. Each section of the dictionary begins with a lengthy "Introduction" that summarizes the key content to be covered and highlights important considerations for learning and reference. Each entry generally consists of five parts: Title, Classification, Definition, Examples, Analysis, and Application. The dictionary introduces traditional genres such as narrative, descriptive, and argumentative writing from the perspectives of thinking methods and language use. It then explores the scope of application for different genres and the modern trends in genre differentiation, covering practical writing, journalistic styles, and literary genres.