John Locke Essay Competition是什么?John Locke Institute是位于英国牛津的独立教育组织,与英国牛津大学和美国普林斯顿大学等名校教授合作组织学术项目。John Locke Essay Competition的评审全部来自英国牛津大学,参赛对象为全世界范围内思考能力强的中学生。在比赛中获得distinction可以大幅提升美国和英国大学本科申请竞争力。往年参与学生录取成绩包括普林斯顿、哈佛、耶鲁、斯坦福、芝加哥、伯克利、牛津、剑桥等世界名校。2020年投稿已开放,要求提交一篇2000词以下的议论文,7月15日截止,7/31通知入围候选人。
2020年的比赛有哪些题目?
2020年的可选题目涉及哲学,政治,经济学,历史,心理学,神学和法律共7个领域的21个题目。
John Locke Essay Competition主要考察学生哪些能力?
1) 是否了解哲学,政治,经济,历史,心理学,神学或法律等学科领域的基本知识结构
2) 是否掌握议论文的基本写作格式和技巧
3) 是否在文章中展现独立的思想,清晰的逻辑和辩证的分析方式
一般中学生以上几项能力都较为薄弱,通过该写作课程,你将有机会静下心来辩证地分析观点,学习英文写作的逻辑思维和技巧,收获参与写作比赛的宝贵经历,并更好地应对IB/AP/A-Level等学术写作。
课程概要:
10小时写作课程;
10小时一对一文书指导/修改
课程内容涵盖:
比赛介绍和议论文写作导论 Introduction toJohn Locke Essay Competition and Argumentative Writing、过往获奖文章赏析 Prize-winning essays analysis
立意,结构和提纲Thesis, structure and outline、论证Argumentation、主体段落Body paragraphs、开头和结尾段Introduction and conclusion等内容。
参赛要求
18岁及以下
授课导师
Liam Elwood,
graduated from Tufts University.He is a consistent honor roll student pursuing a major in international relations. He is passionate about learning and teaching since high school, which rendered him high GPA, high AP scores and various School-wide awards. For over two years he has used this passion to teach English to many Chinese students and helped them achieve awards in various competitions. His curriculum has been based on creating a helpful environment to familiarize students with the intricacies of English as well as boost their confidence in real-world applications of language, which makes his pedagogy popular among students. His programs have assisted my students to succeed in crucial college interviews and become confident in their ability to write essays at the college level.
Kenny 老师,
美籍,西北大学本科全奖获得者。3年修完本科两个主学位和两个辅修学位。在商业咨询领域颇具天赋,大三获德勤旧金山办公室全职Offer,本科期间成立自己的SAT/ACT辅导公司,5+年的国际课程辅导经验 ,主授literature和writing类课程,成功辅导多位美籍和中籍学生入读常春藤名校。