大学课程英语写作.ppt

Writing Course (II),Xxh March, 2010,Qualities of a good essay.,Unitysingle central idea 2). Coherenceorganic relationship (logical connection), transitional devices (transitional and synonym); 3). Emphasisby proportion, repetition and position 4). Originality 5). Distinction in style,Write down the Structure of the passage (P. 19),Topic: Killing for Sport is Pure Evil Supporting 1: Some killers kill unscrupulously, while sportsmen kill for evil. Minor Supporting 1: The liar, the swindler and the thief, the murderer do evils not for evils sake. Minor Supporting 2: Sportsman deliberately kills for evils sake. Supporting 2: Hunters-for-food are as wicked but different from the “sportsmen”. Minor Supporting 1: The rancher and the farmer may kill for supposed good. Minor Supporting 2: To do evil for evils sake is more guilty than other kind of evil doers,Topic selection,A writer has two places to look for his topic, inside or outside of himself. Inside refers to his own likes or dislikes, care, feelings and passions. Hed better ask the suggested “Wh-” questions on P. 21. Outside refers to the world around him or her.,Narrowing the topic,A. reporters questions“Wh-” questions. B. brainstorminga variety of possible solutions. C. listinga list items or ideas about the subject. D. loopingwriting on until find a proper core statement. E. cubingsix viewpoints: Description, Comparison, Association, Analysis, Application, Arguing for or against. F. classical inventionDefinition, comparison, relationship, circumstance, testimony. G. reading and researchcollecting information from all types of sources.,专四作文阅卷标准,1513分：文章切题，思想内容表达清楚，行文通顺流畅，连贯性好，论证严密，论据充分，基本上无语言错误。 1210分：文章基本切题，思想内容表达清楚，语言比较通顺，连贯性较好，有极少量语法或语言错误。 97分：文章基本切题，尚能表达中心思想，但是说理不够清楚，文字