I don’t agree with scrapping CCT. CCT is the abbreviation of common class test held by teachers of the same subjects throughout the whole year.
As far as I am concerned, CCT is one of the best ways to review the previous studies and to adjust the studying methods. After scrapping it, I think students will let their studying time elapse without any pressure. They will not be able to know which part they should pay more attention and efforts in order to learn well.
Differing Class Test and Topic Assessment, CCTs occupy more percentages in the final GPA. This feature forces me, a secondary student, to pay full attention to the lessons and homework in order to cope with the frequent CCTs. At the end of the year, I found myself had reviewed all the things throughout the year and got adequate time to prepare. Hence I do not need to be in sorrow when I am reviewing all my work on the day before End of Year examination.
In one word, CCT should not be scrapped. CCT is a good tool to be used in enhancing students’ grades abilities, especially in GPA system.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Discussion of exposition
Well, the first impression that exposition gives me is a kind of essay which is used to describe something, and show the features and functions of that thing.
In Chinese, we also have the same type of essay. In the following paragraphs, I’d like to talk about exposition in a Chinese’s shoes.
Words in exposition must be accurately used. They should also be based on facts. That is one of the ways to make the exposition more authoritative and believable. For example: Noble gas would hardly interact with other chemicals. Here we use the term “hardly” because as we all know noble gases would interact with some chemicals in a certain condition though it is rarely to be seen.
The other way to make the exposition believable is using methods of illustrating. These included: listing figures, making examples, comparing, categorizing, defining and image.
As what you can predict, listing figures means you quote some commonly agreed figures to describe. This method makes your essay more powerful in terms of unchangeable figures.
Making examples is to make the thing you are describing much easier for reader to understand and imagine through making a specific example.
Comparing is to compare two things in order to emphasize their differences or common features. There are two ways to compare, one is “in the same direction”, the other is “in opposite direction”. For instance, “If you could say Jack is a good boy when he is smoking and drinking in school, Could you also say tony is good when he drug in the office of our principle?” here, we compare tony and jack in order to show how bad tony is. The other one is, “It is bright like a paradise outside the house whereas it is dark inside like a grave” here we compare outside and inside in order to show how dark (bright) the inside (outside) is.
Categorizing make the gradient of events and objects distinct and clear.
Defining give a clear impression and notation of the object you are going to talk about. The method is more likely used when the object is not popular or has never been heard before.
Image connects two things together according to their similarities. This gives the writer a tool to specify and exaggerate part of features of object they want to describe
There are four types of exposition. The language, tones and essay structure used are also slightly different in some ways. Sequence writing lists events or steps in chronological order. Descriptive essays use the senses of sight, smell, touch, hearing, and taste to provide the reader with a mental image or feeling about the subject. Classification writing uses an organizational strategy to arrange groups of objects or ideas according to a common theme. Comparison writing shows the similarities and differences between two or more subjects. Cause-and-effect writing, also known as analysis, identifies the reasons for an event or situation.
This is just a brief introduction for exposition. It is only for reference and entertainment. Thanks a lot.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposition_(literary_technique)#Types_of_expository_writing
In Chinese, we also have the same type of essay. In the following paragraphs, I’d like to talk about exposition in a Chinese’s shoes.
Words in exposition must be accurately used. They should also be based on facts. That is one of the ways to make the exposition more authoritative and believable. For example: Noble gas would hardly interact with other chemicals. Here we use the term “hardly” because as we all know noble gases would interact with some chemicals in a certain condition though it is rarely to be seen.
The other way to make the exposition believable is using methods of illustrating. These included: listing figures, making examples, comparing, categorizing, defining and image.
As what you can predict, listing figures means you quote some commonly agreed figures to describe. This method makes your essay more powerful in terms of unchangeable figures.
Making examples is to make the thing you are describing much easier for reader to understand and imagine through making a specific example.
Comparing is to compare two things in order to emphasize their differences or common features. There are two ways to compare, one is “in the same direction”, the other is “in opposite direction”. For instance, “If you could say Jack is a good boy when he is smoking and drinking in school, Could you also say tony is good when he drug in the office of our principle?” here, we compare tony and jack in order to show how bad tony is. The other one is, “It is bright like a paradise outside the house whereas it is dark inside like a grave” here we compare outside and inside in order to show how dark (bright) the inside (outside) is.
Categorizing make the gradient of events and objects distinct and clear.
Defining give a clear impression and notation of the object you are going to talk about. The method is more likely used when the object is not popular or has never been heard before.
Image connects two things together according to their similarities. This gives the writer a tool to specify and exaggerate part of features of object they want to describe
There are four types of exposition. The language, tones and essay structure used are also slightly different in some ways. Sequence writing lists events or steps in chronological order. Descriptive essays use the senses of sight, smell, touch, hearing, and taste to provide the reader with a mental image or feeling about the subject. Classification writing uses an organizational strategy to arrange groups of objects or ideas according to a common theme. Comparison writing shows the similarities and differences between two or more subjects. Cause-and-effect writing, also known as analysis, identifies the reasons for an event or situation.
This is just a brief introduction for exposition. It is only for reference and entertainment. Thanks a lot.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposition_(literary_technique)#Types_of_expository_writing
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