Chapter 21 21 Plagiarism
The next day, Wei Guangde stayed in the private school for a whole day and did not see Taoist Lin. He seemed to have left Master Sun's house.
Thinking of the result of the final discussion yesterday, that his arm could not twist his thigh, Mr. Wei still planned to sell the land.
Of course, the price still needs to be discussed.
Dad Wei did not agree to Daoshi Lin, he just said that he would think about it and made an appointment to give a reply in three days.
Father Wei got a carriage this morning and took the Wei Wu family to Qianhusuo. He still walked with Wei Guangde when he went out. However, when he arrived in the town, Wei Guangde went directly to the private school, while his parents continued on their way.
Of course Wei Guangde would not ask Master Sun about the whereabouts of the old Taoist priest, and of course he did not think it was Master Sun who recruited the old Taoist priest.
Obviously, they came here for his family’s land, and Master Sun was just stopping by for a visit.
Obviously, today’s homework disappointed Master Sun, or the homework handed in was very disappointing and completely nonsense.
Although Master Sun told the students to do as they pleased, in the afternoon they were still called together and given a severe punishment.
Of course, by the way, the writing method of eight-legged essay is also explained again.
We took special care of Wei Guangde because of his handwriting.
According to Master Sun, the emphasis in these eight-part essays is to write more and do more. Only by discovering problems in writing can we use our strengths and avoid weaknesses.
"If you have time to go to the city, you might as well go to a bookstore and buy some contemporary articles to read. These are outstanding articles that have been published in the imperial examinations in recent years.
Read more and think more Writing is actually the so-called secret of doing eight-legged writing. God rewards hard work. ”
After Master Sun finished scolding the students, he still stroked his beard and said to several students.
In this regard, Wei Guangde still had reservations. After all, Master Sun had taken the imperial examinations all his life, and his reputation was only limited to being a scholar. This shows that Master Sun's composition level is probably only average.
Of course, this is not a reason to ignore Master Sun.
The path to the imperial examination may not necessarily be about talent above all else.
In fact, there are many so-called talents who failed in the imperial examination battlefield. Luck is also very important. Unless you are really amazing and talented, the sand and sand cannot hold you down at all. Your dazzling light.
Of course Wei Guangde did not think that he was a talented person, so he made up his mind that in order to go further on the road to the imperial examination, he must pray devoutly before the examination.
Don’t say why young men in the 21st century still believe this, it’s just for self-comfort.
Besides, everyone has come here wearing clothes, so what else can’t be believed?
After returning home from school, Wei Guangde went back to his room in the backyard after saying a few words to his brother in the front yard.
Today, the master did not let them continue to write essays casually, but asked them to copy a few so-called model essays, which were said to be papers from several national examinations.
Of course, the questions in these papers all have a common feature, and they come from the "University" they have already studied.
As a person with future generations' thinking, Wei Guangde naturally chose the things he could best understand among these model essays to write.
Master Sun asked them to choose a model essay and copy it, and then imitate one by themselves.
After all, in the current imperial examination, the questions are in those books. No matter what the examiner thinks, the questions still have to be found in the books.
For candidates, as long as you write more articles, and then use teachers, students and classmates to provide guidance to each other to make the articles more refined, you may be lucky and this will be the topic of your exam. Therefore, Master Sun also knows that most of the things written by children like Wei Guangde now are nonsense, but they still need to be allowed to write, write more, and develop this habit early.
The more you write, the more likely you are to hit the examiner’s gun.
In fact, this is what teachers often do in this era. They put themselves in the position of examiners, set questions for their students, let them do it, and then guide them to revise.
When you go to the examination room in the future, if the examiner really asks this question, congratulations, just take out the essay that you have contacted before, and the probability of passing the test will naturally be higher.
Of course, it’s a different matter if the examiner’s questions are biased, especially if there are so-called cut-and-match questions.
In fact, this method generally has no problem in dealing with county examinations and government examinations, but it may be a problem when it comes to college examinations and township examinations.
This actually has something to do with the circle that Master Sun belongs to. If the friends in the circle are only talented scholars, naturally they will not be able to write articles on how to judge people, even if they are tinkering.
Of course, if these schoolchildren really reach that level, they will seek guidance from famous teachers. Master Sun does not think that he can really teach anyone.
However, for these schoolchildren who have not yet crossed that door, they only need to solve the county examination and the prefectural examination first, at least not to damage their own brand.
These students that Master Sun is guiding now are the ones he thinks have the best chance of passing the college examination. As for the others, take your time and don't rush.
The two sample essays selected by Wei Guangde have the same title, "There is a way to make money. Many people can make money, and few can eat it. Those who use it can be sick, and those who use it can feel comfortable. Then there will be enough money." This is from "The Great Learning", Chapter 2 Ten articles.
The meaning of the article is of course also mentioned by Master. This is the way to make money. In fact, it is the traditional values of the Chinese people.
As for the so-called Tao, there should be more people producing, there can be no people who are soy sauce and not working, and there are few people consuming, things should be done quickly and timely, and use should be gentle. In fact, as mentioned in the previous article, there is also the principle of living within one’s means. The implication lies in this, so that wealth can remain sufficient, that is, accumulated.
However, as a later generation, Wei Guangde certainly knew that what was talked about at that time was to stimulate consumption and use demand to drive productivity. This was Western economics, which was completely different from this.
But these words cannot be said. In the eyes of people of this era, it is treason and contrary to the words of the saints.
Since you can't have your own thoughts, just copy them.
With the template, Wei Guangde felt that it seemed to be very simple.
Just kidding, in later generations, when Wei Guangde was in elementary school, who didn’t copy compositions?
Just translate what others have written into your own words, which is the so-called Chinese-to-Chinese translation on the Internet.
The title has not changed. Wei Guangde looked at the two articles he selected, understood their meaning, and then started writing after a brief synthesis.
The two model essays are actually not long, both are less than 300 words. Wei Guangde's comprehensive essay is obviously too long. As soon as the article of more than 300 words is completed, it is checked and revised, and then copied on a piece of paper. superior.
I feel that the whole procedure is almost the same as the exam introduced by Master Sun. I first make a draft, revise and polish it, and then copy it onto the paper.
Write better and receive less criticism.
While copying, Wei Guangde kept saying in his heart that he is still very thin-skinned and does not like to be criticized and beaten often.
It was getting dark, and when it was time to have dinner, my parents’ car arrived belatedly and drove into the gate of Baihu Army Fort.
(End of this chapter)