SSAT写作

SSAT写作1．题型SSAT作文题目主要分为三大类：谚语（proverb）、陈述（statement）及开放性问题（openquestion）。三类题目举例如下：谚语类举例：Topic:Practicemakesperfect.Assignment:Doyouagreeordisagreewiththetopicstatement?Supportyourpositionwithoneortwospecificexamplesfromyourownexperience,theexperienceofothers,currentevents,history,orliterature.陈述类举例：Topic:Studentsshouldwearuniformstoschool.Assignment:Doyouagreeordisagreewiththetopicstatement?Supportyourpositionwithoneortwospecificexamplesfromyourownexperience,theexperienceofothers,currentevents,history,orliterature.开放性问题举例1：IfIcouldvisitanothercity,Iwouldchoose…开放性问题举例2：Howcanwehelptheelderlyinourcommunity?谚语与陈述类话题类似，题目由两部分组成：topic和assignment，写作要求为：针对话题表明态度（agreeordisagree）；然后采用1-2个具体的例子支持观点，例子来源于考生自己的生活经验、他人的生活经验、时事、历史以及文学。开放性问题类型较为多样，通常有两种模式：1.给出一个不完整的句子，让考生将该句话补充完整，并作为文章的开头继续写下去；2.给出一个问题让考生回答。2．题目举例如下是三类题型的分别举例，题目来源于：各类参考书、模拟题以及真题Proverb1.Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheothersideofthefence.2.Everycloudhasasilverlining.3.Experienceisthebestteacher.4.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.5.Hastemakeswaste.6.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.7.Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder.8.Thebestthingsinlifearefree.9.Allthatglittersisnotgold.10.Allthingsaredifficultbeforetheyareeasy.11.Practicemakesperfect.12.Nothingcanbegainedwithoutsomeloss.13.Wintercomesfastonthelazy.14.Honestyisthebestpolicy.15.Thefirststepisthehardest.16.Cooperationisbetterthancompetition.17.Goodideasoftencomeasjokes.18.Todestroyiseasierthantobuild.19.Withoutvalleytherewillbenopeak.Statement1.FreespeechontheInternetshouldbeprotectedatallcosts.2.Welearnmorefrommistakesthanfromoursuccess.3.Thankstotechnologicaladvances,theworldisgettingsmallereveryday.4.Capitalpunishmentservesnopurposeandshouldbeended.5.Tougherregistrationsshouldbeimposedonbuyinghandguns.6.Votingissuchanimportantresponsibilitythatallcitizensshouldberequiredtovoteineveryelection.7.Wehavebecometoodependentontechnologyinourlivestoday.8.Educationmeansdevelopingthemind,notstuffingthememory.9.Themostimportantqualitiesofaheroarebravery,compassion,andselflessness.10.Wecanreducethelevelofviolenceinsocietytodaybystrongerguncontrol.11.Sportsinaschoolshouldbeconsideredasimportantasacademics.12.Travellingisonewaytolearnaboutothercultures.13.Studyingthepastisonewaytoprepareforthefuture.14.Petsprovidemoreforownersthanownersprovidefortheanimals.15.Studentsshouldwearuniformstoschool.16.Everyoneshouldbecomputerliterate.17.Everydaywehavenewthingstolearn.18.Apersonisknownbyhisorherfriends.19.Ifajobisworthdoing,itisworthdoingwell.20.Itisbettertostudywithyoureyesthanwithyourears.21.Goingbackwardsisthebestwayforustomoveforwards.22.Whereyouhavebeenisnotasimportantaswhereyouaregoing.23.Peopletalkfasterwhentheydon’tknowwhattosay.24.Commonthingsaremoreusefulthannormaleducation.25.Aperson’sgreatestlimitationisbadattitude.26.Itiseasiertosucceedbydoingless.Openquestion1.Howcanwehelptheelderlyinourcommunity?2.WhatIvaluemostinlifeis…3.Pretendyouandyourfamilycouldgoanyplaceyouwantedforoneday.Wherewouldyougo?Whatwouldyoudo?4.Theeventthatmostchangedmylifewas…Explainwhy.5.IneverfeltbetterthanwhenI…6.IfIcouldvisitanothercity,Iwouldchoose…7.Whatmattersmore?Thethingsyouknoworthethingsyoudonot.8.Ifyoucanmeetapersoninthepast,whichonewouldyouliketomeet?3.文章的结构SSAT文章通常写4-5段，一共分为三个部分：开头（introduction）、主干（body）和结尾（conclusion）。开头和结尾各一段，主干写2-3段。如下是各部分的相应模板、句型等。开头1段：第1段：主题句开宗明义表达观点，衔接/过渡句总领全文并引出下文开头1：题目为proverbThereisawell-knownproverbthatsays,“…”Thiscommonsayingmeansthat…Ingeneral,thisstatementistrue/false.…isaperfectexampleofwhatitmeans./Iwouldliketoexplainwhywiththefollowingexample(s).例1：Twoheadsarebetterthanone.Thereisawell-knownproverbthatsays,“Twoheadsarebetterthanone.”Thiscommonsayingmeansthatifpeopleworktogetherasateamtheycouldprobablyhaveabetterchanceofsolvingaproblem.Ingeneralthisstatementistrue.Myexperienceofsolvingamathproblemisaperfectexampleofwhatitmeans./Iwouldliketoexplainwhywiththefollowingexample.*部分同意（不建议写部分同意，仅供参考）Thereisawell-knownproverbthatsays,“…”Thiscommonsayingmeansthat…Iagreewiththisstatementpartially,because…开头2：题目Topic为proverb或者statementSomepeoplebelievethat…,whileothersconcernthat...Therearesomanyevidencesshowingthat…,yetIstillagreethat...例1：Twoheadsarebetterthanone.Somepeoplebelievethatifpeopleworktogether,theycouldsolveproblemsmorequickly,whileothersconcernthatitishardtogetsolutions/reachconsensuswithinteams.Therearesomanyevidencesshowingthattheteamworkisnotnecessarilyefficientthanworkingalone,yetIstillagreethatcooperationisbetter/Iagreewiththeformerthatcooperationisbetter.Theformer前者thelatter后者例2：Capitalpunishmentservesnopurposeandshouldbeended.Somepeoplebelievethatcapitalpunishmentshouldbeendedbecauseitservesnopurpose,whileothersconcernthatpeoplewhohavemadeseriousmistakes/committedcrimesmustbepunishedseverely.Therearemanyevidencesshowingthatthedeathpenaltyismeaningfultonationalsecuritytosomeextent,yetIstillagreewiththepointthatitshouldbeabolished/weshouldputanendtoitduetothediscordbetweenitsbrutalityandmoderncivilization.例3：FreespeechontheInternetshouldbeprotectedatallcosts.SomepeoplebelievethatfreespeechontheInternetshould