Renowned figures walk with you. Junior High Volume: Model Essays and Practice Writing: Extension in the Classroom

Author: Sun Guoqiang
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: The editor provides insightful guidance on renowned works, guiding readers into the depth of the masterpieces. Reading is a mental exercise. Even the best works yield little if skimmed over. One should fully engage their thinking faculties, savoring, absorbing, and comprehending. Russian novelist Bondarev once said, "When a person opens a book, they are carefully observing a second life, as if searching in the depths of a mirror for their own protagonist, for answers to their own thoughts, and becoming 'infected with emotions.' This clearly tells us that reading requires immersing oneself in the experience. Only in this way can one truly taste the essence of reading and reap its benefits. The editor of this book has also selected a small number of middle school student writings to be placed at the end of each unit, complementing the reading content. The student writings are naive and imperfect, which is self-evident, and they cannot rival the masterpieces of renowned authors. However, such an arrangement inspires us: learn from the finest works, understand, think, and experience, gaining unique insights from both the content and language, enriching knowledge and cultural depth. Treat the writings as friends, explore and exchange ideas, drawing inspiration from them, and enhancing enthusiasm for reading and writing, as well as the motivation to express oneself. With this volume in hand, it serves as both a teacher and a friend—engaging in dialogue and conversation, finding joy in the process.