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1. Essay Draft Number 1
2. Essay Draft Number 2
Drafting an Essay: Utilizing Descriptive Elements in Explanatory Texts, Short Version 1
I. Understanding Descriptive Elements in Explanatory Texts
a. Title: Depicting the Scope and Content of the Subject – Banana Tree.
b. Sentences Highlighting Typical Characteristics of Banana Trees:
- Banana trees rise like sleek shiny pillars, casting lush green canopies that cover from backyard gardens to mountain forests.
- Bananas grow rapidly, with mother bananas giving birth to baby bananas, ...
- Banana trees inherently contain the most diverse traditional Vietnamese – Muong dishes passed down from ancient ancestors to the present day.
- Not to mention the numerous long banana bunches hanging from the bending branches down to the tree's root.
c. The descriptive sentences mentioned in part (b) serve to:
Help readers visualize in a specific, vivid manner, creating a lasting impression of the banana tree.
d. Some other uses of the banana tree:
- Young banana stems can be thinly sliced for raw salad, especially crucial as one of the essential vegetables used raw with rice porridge. Mature banana stems are used as pig feed.
- Fresh banana leaves are used for wrapping cakes, while dried banana leaves are used for wrapping items for market-going ladies.
- Banana kernels can be eaten raw or boiled to make a delicious banana blossom salad.
II. Practice
Question 1 (Literature Textbook 9 page 26):
Adding descriptive elements:
- The banana stem is round, upright, and smooth, resembling shiny house pillars.
- Mature banana leaves are lush green and wide like a mirror.
- Dry banana leaves droop tightly around the trunk without falling off, unlike other tree leaves. Initially golden, they gradually dry to a light brown color.
- New banana shoots resemble an ancient letter written on parchment.
Question 2 (Literature Textbook 9 page 26):
Descriptive elements in the passage:
The cup is a Western drinking vessel, it has handles. Our cups do not have handles. When inviting someone for tea, we hold out both hands to offer. Uncle [Ho Chi Minh] smiled while making the gesture. Those who drink also raise both hands in a gesture before drinking.
→ Highlighting the object (cup) and the image of Uncle Ho.
In the picturesque scene depicted within the pages of a ninth-grade literature textbook, one encounters a charming portrayal of springtime. Tiny wooden boats sway gently to the tunes of folk melodies, adding an extra layer of serene beauty to the tranquil atmosphere of the season. Elaborately adorned lions, with multicolored manes and silver eyebrows, boast large, expressive eyes and intricately patterned bodies. The two venerable generals, both the male and female, don regal attire adorned with fluttering banners, while concealing their faces behind ornate masks.
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The springtime vista serves as a prominent lesson in Lesson 6 of the ninth-grade Vietnamese literature curriculum, where students are tasked with composing a narrative on the subject. They are advised to prepare by familiarizing themselves with the content, as well as addressing the questions posed in the textbook.
Embark on the task of crafting a succinct expository text utilizing descriptive elements. This composition challenges writers to encapsulate their ideas concisely while employing vivid imagery to engage their audience.
In the passage provided, Tách is depicted as a Western-style cup with a handle, unlike our cups. When offering tea to someone, both hands are extended for the offer. Even when drinking, it is customary to raise both hands slightly before taking a sip.
The small bamboo basket boats carry with them folk tunes, adding a romantic and nostalgic atmosphere to the spring day. The lion is intricately decorated, with colorful mane, silver eyebrows, prominent eyes, and beautiful patterns adorning its body. The two generals (the male and female) from each side are dressed splendidly in ancient attire, with fluttering flags draped across their backs and concealed swords.
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Crafting a composition utilizing descriptive elements in explanatory texts is a valuable lesson in the 9th-grade Vietnamese Literature textbook. Following this lesson, we proceed to tackle questions, 'Composing Dialogue Principles (Continued) - Exercise 3,' along with the section 'Drafting the World Declaration on the Survival, Protection, and Development of Children,' to excel in the subject of 9th-grade Literature.
