New Century High School Chinese Textbook (Composition Volume)

Author: Zhang Bohua
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: The writing volume consists of nine parts, including writing requirements, preparation, writing process, basic expression methods, common writing techniques, common genres, common writing approaches, language use, and common writing pitfalls. The content is closely aligned with the writing requirements of the secondary school Chinese teaching syllabus, focusing on improving students' writing skills and fostering the habit of writing and revising frequently. The volume provides comprehensive and multi-faceted guidance on how to appropriately use narrative, descriptive, expository, argumentative, and expressive writing techniques; how to write well on various genres of essays; how to clarify thoughts, determine the central theme, select materials, and organize the structure effectively; how to make the essay's viewpoint clear, content rich, emotions genuine and healthy, and strive for creativity; how to develop association and imagination; how to ensure language is accurate, coherent, appropriate, and vivid; and how to cultivate the habit of observing, accumulating, thinking, and writing and revising frequently.
According to the training objectives, each item in the volume includes concise instructional guidance. Additionally, selected student essays (some may include more than two from different perspectives) are used as examples. Following each example, there is a concise critique that analyzes the strengths and weaknesses in relation to the training objectives.