1) Careful review of the topic
Reviewing the topic is the first step in the composition process. The quality of this step will determine whether the entire content meets the requirements and whether the idea can be in the right direction. Expand. A slight mistake can lead to a mistake, and the same is true for topic composition.
Let’s first talk about what is a topic? The so-called "topic" is the center of the conversation and the reason for the topic. Everything in our lives can be used as a "topic" to trigger people's associations, discussions, and emotions. In short, it can elicit what people want to say.
We have seen from many test papers that topic essays do not have prescribed topics and are open-type essays. It only stipulates a writing scope. People can freely "talk" around the "topic" and "talk" in a vast and vast world. ”, people can choose and write what they can best write within a certain range. Everyone wants to come up with something new and write their own original ideas, so they relax the requirements for reviewing the topic. In fact, the topic has very few frames, which does not mean that there are no frames. If you do not understand this and separate the composition materials (or prompts) from the composition title, requirements, etc., it will easily deviate from the meaning of the topic.
For example: The 2001 Shanghai High School Entrance Exam question was refreshing:
What is home? It is an unforgettable family relationship, a warm collective, and a dear motherland. Here, parents use loving umbrellas to hold up a clear sky for their children, and children use their filial hearts to offer their parents a ray of comfort; here, there is a strong sense of teacher-student and partnership...
< p>Please write an article of about 600 words with the title "It's great to have a family".As shown in the title, home has two meanings. One is family, which is the actual meaning. ; The second refers to the collective or the country, which is a broad concept and a virtual reference. From a propositional point of view, it is relevant to students' lives and reality. Everyone has something to write and emotions to express, allowing students to fully express their opinions. However, the word "really good" cannot be ignored in the review question, so the emotional tone of the article should highlight the praise, praise or affirmation of "home". From the perspective of expression requirements, it should be discussed and expressed appropriately on the basis of narrative, showing the love for "home" and expressing the sincere feelings for "home". The two words "really good" are suggestive hidden messages in the question. Processing and utilizing information well is undoubtedly one of the basic abilities of contemporary students.
The affection between family and friends, etc. "Footprints" is not only about describing real footprints, but also about meaningful events on the road of growth and progress. All these require students to learn to understand the meaning behind the surface words.
2. Proper conception
After reviewing the topic, conception becomes the key to whether the article has a soul. Whether it can stand high and see far is closely related to the students’ life experience and ideological realm. There is a lot of relationship. If students don't have that kind of lofty understanding, forcing things to do will only lead to rote copying, self-defeating, and writing a "clone" composition. The most taboo thing about an article is that it has the same tone and tone. Therefore, we must gradually improve students' cognitive level and deepen their thinking depth in daily training, which is conducive to cultivating students' innovative consciousness. As the saying goes: "Innovation is the life of composition; life is the source of composition." An excellent composition often gives people a refreshing feeling. A vernacular composition "The Death of Red Rabbit" in this year's college entrance examination caused a lot of response, and it is a fresh example. Living examples. Topic composition, because it only stipulates a writing scope and the topic of the composition is self-made, students often have the same problem when writing. Teachers require students to strive to write new ideas and write in depth when writing articles. They should not repeat too many topics that others have said many times.
Now take the 2000 high school entrance examination essay in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province as an example:
Students, the long May Day holiday may have added a new color to your life. You may have a rare opportunity to travel with relatives and friends, and have time to visit, have gatherings, participate in social activities, cultural and sports activities, read your favorite books, and do your hobbies; you may also make up for classes at school, review at home, and maybe There are various other life insights and experiences. Please write an article based on your specific life experience or feelings during the May Day holiday.
Requirements: 1. Prepare your own questions.
2. There is no restriction on the style of writing, except poetry and drama.
3. The word count is about 600 words.
We know that the "May Day" holiday is only more than 30 days before the high school entrance examination. Students can search in the warehouse of memory after exposure to the introduction of the topic, and the fresh feelings during the holiday will immediately flow into their writing. Many students wrote about visiting famous mountains, which aroused the passion to love and serve the motherland. Many candidates jumped out of writing about the joy of seeing the famous mountains and the helplessness of being stuck in the classroom to solve the difficult questions. Such as a perfect composition "Youthful Sorrow". The young author derived the "sorrow" of young people in the new century from Xin Qiji's poem: "Young people don't know the taste of sadness, they fall in love with the upper floors, they fall in love with the upper floors, and they express sadness in order to compose new words." The whole text uses "youthful sadness" as a clue Throughout the text, the excessive homework burden during the May Day holiday is described in the form of answering two exercises. The concept is novel and makes readers worry about their unbearable "teenage sorrow", and also triggers the disadvantages of exam-oriented education. thinking.
There is also a masterpiece "Making Up Lessons", in which the candidate wrote in a slightly exaggerated and playful language: "There will be no holiday during the May Day holiday, and we will stay in school to make up lessons. This news has added all kinds of complaints to our original dissatisfaction, but there is nothing we can do about it. "The young author in the article compares himself to a group of "gulls and herons". During the May Day holiday, they did not play in the "depths of lotus flowers", but were deeply immersed in the "book mountain and sea of ??topics". They sighed and blamed , resentment, he adapted the popular lyrics into: "The person who does the most homework late is me, the person with the heaviest schoolbag is me, the person with the least rest is me, the person who has no freedom on May Day is me, the person who is in confinement during the holiday is me. , It’s me, it’s me, it’s me…” After reading the voices of these “Olls”, people have to realize the necessity of “reducing the burden” on middle school students and the importance of implementing quality education. The contents of this type of composition are close to life, reflect the requirements of the times, and are contemporary and targeted.
Therefore, in terms of conception, teachers must choose and "focus" according to the topic materials, base themselves on one point, make trivial matters, and cannot "attack from all sides". , apply force deep above. As everyone knows, articles that can reach the realm of "one-sided profundity" are often good articles.
3. Choosing genres
In recent years, it has been very popular to say "downplaying genres". Usually any genre except poetry and drama can be used. This is important for every student. It is said that choosing a style of writing that they are good at can fully demonstrate their personality and talents. However, each style of writing has its own requirements. Therefore, when it comes to writing, students are required to decide on a style according to their conception and material selection, and when writing The process should be consistent so that it becomes a style that fully possesses the characteristics of the style.
Take the 2000 Wuhan High School Entrance Examination essay as an example. The title is as follows:
"Wind: there are those from nature and those from human society; some are amiable and lovely, some are terrible and despicable... "Please use "wind" as the topic, create your own title, and write an article of no less than 800 words. There is no restriction on the style except poetry.
In terms of the concept of selecting this topic, if you write about the wind in nature and introduce the formation, types and impact of wind on human beings, you can write an explanatory essay; if you write about what happened in the wind and rain, you can show it from it. To reveal the character of the character and reveal the center of the event, from a stylistic point of view, it is still necessary to write a narrative; but in order to make the article more in-depth, we have to go from "exaggeration style" and "competition style" to today's "comparison style" and "star chasing style". "Wind", etc., it is most appropriate to write an argumentative essay to discuss the causes, pros and cons of "wind", and point out the correct approach.
For junior high school students, the most basic and important thing for writing a good narrative is: to have a clear center, specific content, and true feelings; when writing expository essays, grasp the characteristics of things; write well Argumentative essays must have correct and clear arguments, solid and sufficient arguments, and strong and rigorous arguments.
In short, we must develop the habit of "seeing more, thinking more, reading more, and writing more" (Lu Xun's words). When faced with a topic-style essay, after reviewing the topic and developing ideas, You can choose the style of writing that you are good at, the materials that you are familiar with, and the techniques that you are good at. In one sentence, try to show the most beautiful side of yourself to readers.