《美國大學申請文書寫作教程》是2023年浙江大學出版社出版的圖書。
基本介紹
- 中文名：美國大學申請文書寫作教程
- 出版時間：2023年8月1日
- 出版社： 浙江大學出版社
- ISBN：9787308235150
內容簡介,圖書目錄,
內容簡介
This book is about writing English-language college application essays， particularly personal narrative essays， for overseas admission and similar purposes.
This book is based on the experience and expertise of teachers and overseas admission counselors who have worked primarily with Chinese students.
This book is designed to help students not only write application essays， but also develop effective writing techniques.
This book overviews the mechanics of general essay writing in order to further familiarize students， teachers， and counselors with effective writing.
This book emphasizes development ofthe self-refiective and critical skills necessary to write both personal and non-personal essays effectively.
This book will describe common problems students face， providing guidance and suggestions for addressing and alleviating these problems.
This book will present these problems in a structured way， providing examples and sample writing pieces to demonstrate given issues.
This book will give students the insight， understanding and confidence to write a great application essay！
圖書目錄
CHAPTER ONE Introduction to Essays1.1 Essay Problems
1.2 Essay Terms
1.3 Essay Types
1.3.1 Persuasive
1.3.2 Expository
1.3.3 Creative
1.3.4 Narrative
1.4 Personal Narrative Essays
1.4.1 Overall Structure
1.4.2 Showing, Voicing, Highlighting
1.4.3 Conveying Important Information
1.4.4 Why Are You Writing?
1.4.5 What Would You Like the Audience to Understand?
1.4.6 What Is the Reader Expecting?
1.4.7 So What?
CHAPTER TWO Responding to the Prompt2.1 Introduction to Prompts
2.2 The Standard Long Essay
2.2.1 Share Your Story
2.2.2 Define, Describe, and Signify "Your Community"
2.2.3 Discuss an Important Accomplishment
2.2.4 Talk Successfully about a Challenge or Failure
2.2.5 Talk Successfully about Challenging Authority (Status Quo)
2.2.6 Share Your Insights on a Problem
2.3 Short and Alternative Form Essays
2.3.1 Explain Your Involvement in an Activity
2.3.2 Why Major
2.3.3 Why School
2.3.4 Personal Statements
2.3.5 Abstract
CHAPTER THREE Self-Reflection and Brainstorm
3.1 Finding a Topic
3.1.1 Content that Doesn't Work Well (and Why)
3.1.2 Content that Tends to Work Well
3.2 Skills,Goals,and Values
3.2.1 Assessing Skills-Strengths and Weaknesses
3.2.2 Determining Goals—What You Want to Do
3.2.3 Assessing Values-What You Care about
3.3 The Drafting Process
3.3.1 Selection
3.3.2 Outline
CHAPTER FOUR Reviewing and Reading Essays in Practice
4.1 Grammar and Editing
4.1.1 Grammatical Detail
4.1.2 Editing
4.2 Reading Narrative Essays
4.2.1 Rubric
4.2.2 Resource: Full Mark-Up Essay Examples
4.2.3 Concluding Remarks
APPENDIX Resource and Exercise Collection
Appendix 1 List Making
Appendix 2 Thinking Deeper
Appendix 3 Full Prompts
Appendix 4 Brainstorm Worksheet
Bibliography
