文档介绍：大学英语六级写作体裁全透析
(选自《大学英语六级考试指南·写作篇》林明金编著,机械工业出版社,2003)
议论文(Argumentation)
定义
英文释义:The purpose of argumentation is to convince. An argumentative essay tries to make the reader agree with its point of view and support it, to persuade him to change his mind or behavior, and to approve a policy or a course of action that it proposes.
中文释义:议论文又称论说文,是以议论的方式通过摆事实讲道理来阐述自己观点的文章。disputable
范文评析
Sample 1
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write position on the topic Two Educational Patterns. You should write at least 150 words, and base position on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
目前有两种教育模式:应试教育和素质教育
两者对比我认为……
Two Educational Patterns
At present there exist side by side two contradictory educational patterns: the traditional exam-oriented pattern and the brand-new quality-oriented pattern, which lead to a never-ending-discussion nationwide as to which to choose.
The exam-oriented educational pattern is the inevitable result of the existing exam assessment system. In order to climb into the “ivory tower” or work for their degrees, students are cramming data and facts only for exams and forget all the information almost right after the exams. What’s worse, almost all the students seem to be tried to the chariot of exams, naturally they gradually lose their freedom and creativity. As a result, they always study passively and never attach importance to practical ability and originality.
In contrast, the quality-oriented educational pattern stresses on the creativity of students and their all-round development. Students are not supposed to memorize information mechanically and passively puters. Instead, they are encouraged to do some creative work actively and independently as the programmers puters. In this pattern, what students aim at is no longer their academic performances, but their practical ability.
No doubt, what the new quality-oriented pattern cultivates will not be merely learners essful in studies, but citizens fit in hea