Gao Kao Full Score Essay Collection

Author: Zhang Weixuan
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This "Full Score Composition Collection" is divided into two volumes: one for the college entrance examination (Gaokao) and one for the high school entrance examination (Zhongkao). First, it provides a platform for middle school students to communicate. Perspectives on life and reflections on the environment inevitably differ among people of different ages and backgrounds. Communication is often easiest among those of the same level. Reading the works of peers can inspire mutual enlightenment. Second, it offers middle school students a model for imitation. Both the Zhongkao and Gaokao require writing essays under specific conditions within a limited time. The collection addresses how to analyze the topic, select materials, structure the composition, write effectively, draw on past life experiences, and learn from read articles—all providing helpful guidance for future writers. Of course, it also serves as a reference for middle school Chinese teachers in composition instruction. Faced with these outstanding works, teachers should view them as a challenge. Our educational philosophy, talent concepts, knowledge standards, teaching abilities, thinking quality, and teaching attitudes should all keep pace with the times, with a sense of urgency to be surpassed by the younger generation. "A great teacher can produce outstanding students. Only a teacher like Jin Tielin can teach Li Guyi, Song Zuying, Zhang Ye, and Yan Weiwen." As the renowned writer and Chinese language educator Wu Bosao once said, "A doctor with limited medical skills is not sufficient. One needs a well-read, skillful master, or even inherited secret recipes." Finally, it should be noted that the selection criteria for this book consider that essays written by middle school students within an hour cannot be held to perfection. Although they may receive full marks, each essay still shows immaturity at times, much like the champions of a middle school sports meet, which cannot be compared to the achievements of Olympic champions. As for the expert critiques by renowned writers and teachers, they focus on writing techniques, highlighting features and drawing attention, rather than providing a comprehensive evaluation of the essays.