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Guided writing
Sample
2 There were rituals for candidates to prepare for
these important selection exams. Students had read, recited, and memorized the classics and learned to write particular kinds of poems and essays by strictly using a particular script, writing special texts and counting the exact number of lines and characters. Depending on the level, this could take many years.
defined? 4. How many examples of rites of passage are used? 5. How much of the essay do they take up? 6. How does the essay end?
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Guided writing
Organize an essay
examinations in China were rites of
passage to the gates of success for
civil service employment, status,
wealth and power, often known as
“thorny gates”. With variations at
passage? 3. Who takes part in it? 4. What happens afterwards? 5. Has the event changed at all in recent years?