Chinese Literature (pre-Qin to Tang)

EAS 256H Winter 2016

 
 
 
Notes on Term Test #1 (25%)
25 Feb 2016
 
The term test will consist of a short essay worth 25 points. I will give you exactly 40 minutes to write the test (starting at 10:10am), which will be followed by a 10 min. break then a lecture at 11:00am. You will be given two of the topics below and asked to write on one of them in 500-800 words. The essay cannot be in point form and must be written in English. You may use Chinese for authors, titles and quotations if you wish. Please bring your student ID.
 

1. Compare and contrast the different ways that the Zuo Tradition 左傳 and the Schemes of the Warring States 戰國策 depict history and people.
2. Pick one poem from the Classic of Poetry 詩經 and answer the following questions based on your reading: Who is speaking the poem? Who is meant to hear it? Why was it composed? What questions does it answer?; OR
3. What are some rhetorical techniques or arguments used in the Zhuangzi 莊子 to challenge the conventional ways we think of and perceive the world around us? Do you feel they are effective?

 
Remember, in writing on your topic it is important to:

1. answer the question being asked;
2. construct a coherent argument;
3. show that you have read the text;
4. show that you are combining your own ideas with what you have heard in the lectures
1. and read in your textbook;
5. refer to specific parts of the text to support your points.

 
Your answer will be graded using the following scheme:
5 pts Clarity of expression
10 pts Ideas and points made
10 pts Analysis (supporting points with reference to the texts)


Chinese Literature 代写 EAS 256H