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What makes a good Chinese essay?
Gloamglozer:
--- Quote from: brightsky on April 08, 2010, 11:14:28 pm ---Thanks for the advice, it's really helpful! ;D
When you say steer clear of imaginative writing, would you suggest steering clear of personal writing as well due to the obvious similarities between the two?
Also, you mentioned before not to overuse "Cheng Yu". Why is it that examiners dislike this? Surely, using a lot of "Cheng Yu", but obvious not to the point where you use it for every second word, adds flamboyancy to your piece? Especially when your describing scenary, describing a person, illustrating an embedded moral, etc., wouldn't it be "good" to add a lot of "Cheng Yu" (or more than 3), in lieu of simple, trite descriptions?
Thanks. :)
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What sort of personal writing? Is that like a diary entry?
With Chengyu, it really depends on what you're writing about. I find that it usually contains a few characters (3-4) and with the word limit, it really did restrict my essay because I found that I was just describing one thing and on a few occasions just being too redundant and wasn't going into much detail into the rest of my essay. Both teachers (Chinese school and day school) complained about this and told me to use Chenyu, especially if you want to emphasise a particular point, but don't be too excessive with it because although it adds flavour, you can say the same thing in fewer characters and use the remaining word count to add more points in my essay.
But again, like I said it depends on the context and if you feel that using more than 3 Chenyu is going to enhance your essay, go for it. :D When I meant overuse, I was meant to say putting heaps in one sentence and making it sound really awkward. That's what I meant by examiners not liking it. But if you do use it and use it well, examiners will reward you accordingly.
brightsky:
Oh ok. :p
Um..for the personal writing, I meant just the text type, in any format. Personal writing is basically just imaginative writing but on past events right? So most of the time it would require some imagination?
Gloamglozer:
--- Quote from: brightsky on April 09, 2010, 08:56:30 am ---Oh ok. :p
Um..for the personal writing, I meant just the text type, in any format. Personal writing is basically just imaginative writing but on past events right? So most of the time it would require some imagination?
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I guess there would be some elements of imagination, especially if you want to spice it up a bit. My advice would be to do it just for practice. But in the exam, try and do the evaluative or persuasive pieces because they are usually pretty easy. They have an easy structure to follow and it's pretty easy to brainstorm. Personal preference also comes into play here, so if you find evaluative and persuasive hard (which I know some do) and personal easy, then do practice on both for the exam, but in the exam if you find the personal easier, do the personal. All in all, practice all text types (excluding imaginative unless you've got plenty of time) and in the exam, do whichever topic floats your boat.
brightsky:
Ok, thanks for the advice! :D
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