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Even More Essays by Students for 2011 SAT

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

The following are some essays by students in Class 301 for 2011 SAT.

The writing task can be found on the following webpage:

http://www.ceec.edu.tw/AbilityExam/AbilityExamPaper/100SAT_Paper/02-100學測英文試卷定稿.pdf (more…)

More Essays by Students for 2011 SAT

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Here are more essays for 2011 SAT. They were written by students in Class 303.

The writing task can be found at the following webpage:

http://www.ceec.edu.tw/AbilityExam/AbilityExamPaper/100SAT_Paper/02-100學測英文試卷定稿.pdf

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Essays by Students for 2011 SAT

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

The following are three essays written by students in Class 311 for the 2011 SAT. To see the writing task, please click on the URL.

http://www.ceec.edu.tw/AbilityExam/AbilityExamPaper/100SAT_Paper/02-100學測英文試卷定稿.pdf

 

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Encounter with a Historical Person–An Essay by a Student

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

The following is the essay which scored the highest among the nearly 70 essays I graded. It is the original. There are only a few mistakes, which were underlined. You might like to guess why I marked some words blue.

提示: 如果你有機會和任何一位中外的歷史人物對話,你最想和誰交談?請寫一篇英文作文,文分兩段,第一段描述你想和誰對話,為什麼?第二段說明你希望和他/她談些什麼。 (more…)

My Favorite Book–An Essay by a Student

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

The following is an essay by a student in Class 314 on the topic “My Favorite Book.” She read the original and fell in love with it. In the essay, she describes the content of the book and explains why it is fascinating. (more…)

Tell and Draw

Friday, April 15th, 2011

Today in Class 314 we discussed Unit 8 “No Rainbows, No Roses.”  It’s a sad but beautiful lesson.  

First I had the students brainstorm what rainbows and roses symbolized.   Then we moved on to the article.  The students were challenged to find out by the end of the article why it was entitled “No Rainbows, No Roses.”   Then I read to them paragraph by paragraph, stopping to ask them questions at the end of each paragraph.  (more…)

My Biggest Fear–Three Students’ Writing Samples for the 2nd UEE Mock Exam

Monday, April 11th, 2011

The following are three essay by students for the 2nd UEE mock exam held last week, each followed by the word number and its score.  Though there are still some mistakes, all the three are well written.

提示:在每個人的生命中,總有令人感到恐懼的事物。請寫一篇作文。第一段描述對你來說哪一件事物是最令你害怕恐懼的,以及為什麼。第二段說明你如何面對,或是處理它。 (2011 spring, 2nd mock exam) (more…)

A Free Day–An Essay by a Student

Monday, April 4th, 2011

f you are granted a day to spend as you wish without worrying about the budget, what would you do? The following is an essay by a student in Class 314. 

Writing task: : 如果你可以不用擔心預算,隨心所欲的過一天,你會怎麼過?請寫一篇短文,第一段說明你會邀請誰和你一起度過這一天?為什麼?第二段描述你會去哪裡?做什麼事?為什麼? (more…)

This Year’s SAT Chinese and English Writing Samples

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

The CEEC posted this year’s good SAT writing pieces by the examinees, ten for Chinese and English respectively, with some comments for each piece. Click the URL and you can read them.  These essays can serve as a benchmark of what good writing is like.  (more…)

More Students’ Responses to Amy Chua’s “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior”

Sunday, February 27th, 2011

In the entry posted the day before yesterday are some responses to Amy Chua’s article from Class 309. Here are some by Class 314, done on Friday.

1. I don’t agree with Amy Chua. Her children have gained a lot of skills and knowledge, but it is Amy’s will, not the children’s. Her daughters cannot choose what they want. They are just their mom’s dolls. The way Amy Chua raised her kids is totally wrong. Though many Chinese parents think they push the children for their own good, they are just imposing their thoughts on their children. When the children grow up, without their parents’ supervision, they will not know why they need to learn and get lost in the maze called life. (31405) (more…)