Shanghai Middle School Entrance Examination Essay Review | Bao Qing, Teaching and Researcher at Minhang Institute of Education: Asking about "the Heart of Man" and Getting the Joy of Life | Exam | School of Education
Today, the 2023 Shanghai Junior High School Academic Proficiency Examination will begin. From 9:00 am to 10:40 am, take the Chinese language exam for the first time. The writing questions for the Chinese language subject in the 2023 Shanghai Junior High School Academic Level Examination are as follows——
After the first Chinese language subject exam, a reporter from Liberation Daily and Shangguan News interviewed Bao Qing, a Chinese language teaching and research officer at Minhang District Education College, and asked her to give feedback on this year's Chinese composition questions for the middle school entrance exam.
Bao Qing said that the 2023 Shanghai high school entrance examination essay question "The Joy of Understanding" can find some shadows in the past Shanghai high school entrance examination essay questions. It is similar to the "fun" of "More Interesting than It Sees" in 2021, the "sweetness" of "There's a Kind of Sweetness" in 2020, and the "fun" of "There's Fun Here" in 2014, and intersects with the connotations of titles such as "Happy in the Heart" in 2012.
The common feature of these questions is that they emphasize the aesthetic experience of students and directly refer to the core literacy of Chinese language, namely "aesthetic appreciation and creation". To write about the joy and beautiful feeling of experiencing in life. The beauty of life is not only meaningful, but also rich and worth savoring. To give a thumbs up to such a question, it guides students and teachers to think. Which child has not experienced "joy" in life? This is also what everyone said. This question does not have significant barriers to review and select materials, allowing every child to have something to write about. More importantly, it is important for teachers to understand that in order for students to write essays with genuine emotions, they should be guided to "write my heart by hand" and savor life, music, and beauty in the process of growth. To enable students to experience the essence of our learning and life, gain something from it, and have joy after gaining it, while conveying their inner feelings.
In recent years, the essay questions for the Shanghai high school entrance examination have always been very "warm". This year, it is still the same, and a prompt was used to guide students in selecting materials and ideas. Learning, making friends, interests, public welfare, work, etc., as long as you experience "joy", they are all written words. "The joy of understanding" is a biased phrase, with a focus on "music". Therefore, the selection of materials should focus on "music", and it is advisable to choose events with "music" to narrate and describe. The outcome of this essay depends not only on the selection of materials, ideas, and language used, but also ultimately on the performance of understanding. Vivid descriptions help to convey the essence of understanding.
In the process of growth, bravely move forward and present the "joy" that you truly understand! An exam is also a learning experience, allowing us to think more.