Composing-Essayss英文写作[共33页].ppt

Composing Essays;Criteria of a good composition;To Be Informed and to Be Enlightened; This distinction is familiar in terms of the differences between being able to remember something and being able to explain it. If you remember what an author says, you have learned something from reading him. If what he says is true, you have even learned something about the world. But whether it is a fact about the book or a fact about the world that you have learnt, you have gained nothing but information if you have exerciesed only your memory. You have not been enlightened. Enlightment is achieved only when, in addition to knowing what an author says, you know what he means and why he says it.; It is true, of course, that you should be able to remember what the author said and know what he meant as well. Being informed is prerequisite（前提） to being enlightened. The point, however, is not to stop at being informed. ;[Analysis];2. The ideas are expressed clearly, accurately, and appropriately. The central idea is stated in the first paragraph: there is an important difference between being informed and being enlightened. In the next three paragraphs, they go on to discuss the difference, illustrate the distinction with an example, explain the relationship between the two, and then wind up a brief and forceful conclusion---The point….. Is not to stop at being informed.;3. The writing is well organized. Each paragraph has its own idea and is closely related to the neighboring paragraphs. Within the paragraph itself, the authors use parallel structures and repetition to connect the sentences. 4. We can see that the writer’s purpose is to tell people not to be satisfied with simply being informed but that they should go on learning until they are enlightened. As they have in mind a general audience, the writer use mostly common words. So before we write, we must decide on the purpose and audience of our writing and try to adapt the style and language to suit our purpose and aud