Nghe An teacher commented that the Literature exam was difficult to get a score of 9.
(Baonghean.vn) - Literature is the only essay subject in the National High School Exam. This is also the subject that receives a lot of attention.
The Literature exam consists of two parts: Reading comprehension and writing. The writing part includes a literary essay and a social essay.
Commenting on this year's exam, teacher Dinh Le Sam - Literature teacher, Ha Huy Tap High School said: This year's exam closely follows the exam structure given by the Ministry of Education and Training, both light and sophisticated.
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Candidates taking the Literature exam. Photo: NPV |
According to teacher Dinh Le Sam, the test content is within the 12th grade Literature program. In the reading comprehension section, the questions required candidates to answer are quite easy, even some questions such as what poetic form to write in, what techniques to use can be answered by secondary school students and have been thoroughly reviewed by teachers.
The question of will is also very meaningful because people in every stage need will. And for today's youth, besides intelligence, will and determination are also needed to overcome the challenges of the times.
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After the first exam, many candidates were satisfied with their test results. Photo: NPV |
In the writing section, teacher Dinh Le Sam said that the essay "Who named the river" is a very good essay by Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong and may be the best essay in Vietnamese writing.
Regarding the requirements of this test, it is easier than the sample test because it only requires candidates to feel about the article. Meanwhile, the sample test usually requires analyzing 2 issues in one evidence.
The difficulty of this test is that students need to be subtle, must read the text carefully, must know how to analyze images, words, tone and must be able to express the author's ego.
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Instructions for candidates to fill in information in the first exam. Photo: NPV |
In addition, in the analysis process, besides analyzing the artistic content, we also analyze the author from other perspectives of a writer, geographer, culturalist, and scientist.
This is also a question to differentiate students because if students do not read carefully, understand thoroughly and do not have a method of doing the test, they will only be able to write a few paragraphs based on the text language without seeing the writer's talent.
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Candidates at the exam site of Tuong Duong 1 High School. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
Sharing the same opinion, teacher Nguyen Khanh Ly - teacher at Vinh University High School for the Gifted said: The test is not difficult but getting a score of 9 is not easy.
Specifically, the exam has a stable structure compared to previous years, including 3 parts: Reading comprehension, social commentary and literary commentary. The knowledge in the exam is basic, referring to key issues in the textbook program, practical for today's young generation such as: The power of will in life...
The exam ensures both basic content and knowledge, but also has deep differentiation. The literary essay question requires students to apply many operations such as analysis, synthesis, comparison, and evaluation to achieve high scores.
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Candidates wearing military uniforms were happy after completing the first exam. Photo: NPV |
Regarding the literary argument, the structure is slightly different from the sample exam but is still within the core issues of the review program. However, students will find it difficult to write long and good literary argumentative essays because they require deep, solid knowledge and comparison.