Chapter 197 8-part essay and Hu style
The study in Class A is similar to that in Class B.
The only difference is that it emphasizes autonomy. Mr. Hong will not monitor your studies, you can study on your own and ask Mr. Hong for help when you encounter problems.
But there were still many monthly exams, and if anyone did poorly, Mr. Hong would still use the ruler to beat them hard.
Sun Shan also formally came into contact with the art of writing, also known as writing essays, which is the much-criticized eight-part essay.
What is Eight-part Essay? Eight-part essays use sentences from the Four Books and Five Classics as topics, and can only explain the meaning of the topic.
Each article consists of eight parts: introduction, development of the topic, introduction, beginning, middle part, end, conclusion and conclusion.
To break the topic is to point out the main idea of the topic.
To continue the topic, is to further elaborate on the meaning of the topic.
To begin with, one should use the tone of sages to discuss things.
It is a transitional paragraph between the introduction, development and formal discussion. It not only concludes the development and continues to explain the topic, but also starts the discussion and begins to elaborate on the meaning contained in the topic.
The three parts of introduction, development and introduction are collectively called the "hat", which is the part before the main body of the article begins.
The main parts of the eight-part essay are the introduction, middle, back and conclusion.
Each of these four parts must have two parallel and antithetical sentences, for a total of eight parts.
This writing style is very old-fashioned. You can't write one more word or one less word. Sometimes, in order to achieve the effect of parallelism, many candidates will write nonsense to make up the word count. On the surface, the writing looks neat, but a closer look reveals that it is full of nonsense and makes no sense.
Moreover, there is a word limit for the entire eight-legged essay. You have to write as many words as the limit. If you exceed the word limit, no matter how good your idea is, your paper will not be copied and graded, and you will not get any points.
Even though the eight-part essay is very perverted and bitter, it is undeniable that the one who can write a good eight-part essay is definitely the best among the best students.
This is an essay written by Zhang Juzheng when he was the chief examiner. It serves as a model essay for the candidates.
In fact, "eight-part essay" is also common in our daily life. For example, the annual work summary report,
Another example is Lao Hu’s writing style:
"Recently, _____ has appeared on the Internet. Lao Hu has also seen _____. Knowing that everyone is _____, Lao Hu can't help but say a few words. Although _____ does have some ______, but ______, finally Lao Hu calls for ______"
When Sun Shan looked at the scope of the eight-part essay at this time, he thought of the internet celebrity Lao Hu. His writing style was similar to the eight-part essay. If necessary, he could learn from it and improve his own literary talent.
Of course, Lao Hu’s writing style can only be a joke, but the eight-legged essay is not, so Sun Shan had to learn it.
In addition to teaching contemporary literature, Hong Xiucai also talked about current affairs.
For example, what happened in the county, the policies of the court. Whenever there was a new report from the government office, Hong Xiucai would promptly pass it on to students so that they could understand the changes in people and things in the court.
In fact, thanks to the small number of scholars in Huangyang County, Scholar Hong seemed precious and of high status, so the people in the county government gave face to Scholar Hong and reported to the court.
Maybe because of the long distance and remote location, the official bulletin to Huangyang County was only published twice a year, so reading the official bulletin meant reading outdated news, which was better than nothing.
When Mr. Hong talked about the contents of the court reports, the policies were easy to understand, but he was confused about the personnel appointments and dismissals.
Half a year ago, you saw who held what position. Half a year later, you saw who held what position.
Sometimes I would receive two reports a day. The first one would tell me about an official’s promotion, and the second one would tell me about his property being confiscated.
At this time, I deeply miss Douyin, which can be on the front line to broadcast the latest news.
By the time Sun Shan starts making his art, it will be the end of the month and he will have time to rest.
Sun Bomin still led the old water buffalo at home and came out to pick up Sun Shan home as usual.
After saying goodbye to Hong Jian and Uncle Hong and walking out of the dormitory, I saw Sun Boming.
In two years, Sun Shan grew taller, but time left Sun Boming with half his hair turned white.
Sun Shan shouted happily: "Dad, you are here."
Sun Bomin responded happily: "I'm here to take you home."
This scene happened countless times and made Sun Shan remember it countless times.
The father and son walked on the road, turned a corner, entered Xiaowang Village, and arrived at the home of Manager Xia.
Sun Bomin called out, and Guyu responded from inside. When he opened the door, a skinny little kid came into view.
When the child saw the person coming, he shouted excitedly: "Grandpa, uncle."
Sun Shan happily picked up the little boy, tapped his nose, and said with a big smile: "Guangzi, do you miss your uncle?"
Xiao Guangzi nodded quickly, but his eyes looked towards Sun Shan's pocket.
Sun Shan shook his head and smiled, then pulled out a small bag of candy from his pocket and asked jokingly, "Do you want some?"
Little Guangzi nodded even more quickly, shouting, "Uncle, eat, eat, I want to eat."
Seeing that he was about to cry, Sun Shan quickly put it down and gave him the small cloth bag. The little guy burst into laughter and clumsily opened the bag, but unfortunately it couldn't be opened. He looked at Sun Shan again and shouted, "Uncle, open it, eat, Guangzai, eat."
Sun Shan touched the little guy's thin face. He had no flesh on his face, about the same size as himself.
I took a candy out of the bag, put it in his little hand, and tied the bag tightly. This little guy would keep eating if I didn't restrict him.
Xiao Guangzi happily put the candy into his mouth. Seeing that the small cloth bag was still in Sun Shan's hand, he shouted, "Uncle, bag, my bag."
Well, let him touch it and it will become his bag.
Guyu patted his little hands and scolded him with a smile: "That belongs to your uncle, not to you. Just eat it, don't be greedy."
Xiao Guangzai was unhappy. He pursed his lips, not daring to look at Guyu or Sun Boming. He stared straight at Sun Shan, his eyes filled with mist and tears about to overflow.
Sun Shan quickly gave him the cloth bag, and the little guy immediately changed his face like a Sichuanese, crying one second and laughing the next.
The heart of a child is as mysterious as a needle in the sea.
Guyu quickly led Sun Bomin and Sun Shan into the Xia family and took the cows aside.
Sun Bomin asked, "Guyu, are you the only one at home?"
The entire Xia family was deserted. Even after entering the yard, no one from the Xia family was seen.
Guyu took out some tea from the kitchen, poured a cup for her father and brother, and said, "Father-in-law and Zhiguang are in the shop, grandfather, grandmother, mother-in-law and sister-in-law are all visiting relatives, leaving Guangzai and I alone at home."
As for the bachelor Xia Zhizong, he must be at work.
Guyu then explained: "Guangzai was not feeling well a few days ago and was afraid to go with them to visit relatives, so I stayed behind to take care of him."
Sun Bomin picked up little Guangzai and asked with concern: "What's wrong with Guangzai? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
Looking at my grandson carefully, he is thin and weak, only a little fatter than Shanzi was when he was a child.
Judging from his expression, he does look a little depressed.
Guyu said quickly: "My forehead is a little hot, and I feel uncomfortable. I went to see a doctor and took some medicine, and I feel much better now."
Guyu looked at his son and then at his younger brother. The two looked so alike that the Xia family was worried about their son's health. Fortunately, his son was stronger than Shanzi and got sick less often.
Sun Shan touched little Guangzai's forehead and found it wasn't hot, so he seemed to be fine. He said comfortingly, "Sister, children are prone to getting sick. Guangzai is much better than me and has a strong body."
Sun Boming and Guyu also think so. Although Xiao Guangzai looks like Shanzi, his body is more than a hundred times stronger than Shanzi's.