Start by having yourself in your composition. Xu Jingde of Qinglong Junior High School in Pengshan, Sichuan said, "Having self is the foundation for success in composition." Some students were dissatisfied and said, "Every piece of my composition is about myself, so why haven't I succeeded?" He is The "I" representing the author in the composition is regarded as "self". Whether there is "self" in the composition does not depend on whether there is the word "I" representing the author. The key lies in "whether there is one's own mind in it, whether there is one's own personality on top, and whether there is one's own living thoughts deep down." Everything. Successful compositions all have "self". This "self" mainly expresses three aspects: "self-mind", "self-personality" and "self-living thoughts". Let’s take a look at the following essay. Example: Looking forward to a letter from a friend. The days when Fang Xiulian has letters will always be relaxing and joyful. I hold the note with mixed emotions, and I feel more intimate when I read the letter, once, twice, three times... I read it over and over again, word for word, sentence by sentence. There are often days and nights when I read it with endless meaning, and there are also times when I read it with tears in my eyes. Is it moved to tears by a friend's warm concern and generous blessings, or is he or she uneasy about a friend's loneliness, depression, hardship, or misfortune. A few days ago, I often received letters from friends. In the days when the spring breeze is harmonious, the sun is shining brightly, and the willows are green and the flowers are red; in the days when the sun is scorching and the sun is like fire, and the cicadas are chirping; in the days when the waves in the valley are rolling, the autumn wind is rustling, and the fallen leaves are flying; in the cold wind and the snowflakes are flying Gone with the wind, in the days when everything is depressed. Trust is emotion, trust is friendship, trust is joy, trust is friend! It feels so good to have trust! But I haven’t received a letter for a long time. Counting on my fingers, it’s probably been more than half an issue! What happened to my friend? I sent eight letters in succession, but no reply. Every time you send a letter, you can't help but calculate the approximate time it will take for your friend to reply. In those days, I went to the mailroom every day, but I never saw any familiar fonts. I left with high hopes and came back empty-handed. There was a feeling of being abandoned and forgotten in my heart, and loneliness and loneliness swept over me. When I returned to the dormitory, I tried my best to find a lot of reasons to comfort myself: maybe there was an error at the post office, maybe my friend was busy, maybe There will be a letter tomorrow... Later, I didn't want to go to the mailroom. I was afraid that the little hope left would turn into colorful soap bubbles too quickly. So I stood at the door of the dormitory and looked blankly towards the mail room. When I saw someone coming out of there, I mentally told myself: "Don't ask, don't ask." But he couldn't wait to ask: "Do you have a letter from me?" "No. ." These two words hurt my ears. Seeing the joy of other students receiving the letter and the joy of reading the letter, I was a little confused. Why didn't my friend write a letter? Could it be that the friendship between us is the wind? Even if it is the wind, it’s time to blow again. Could it be that after being apart for a long time, there was no topic of conversation? Is "busy" the best reason for not replying? ...I am not demanding, I just hope to receive a reply occasionally, even if the letter contains only a few simple greetings, or even an empty envelope, after all, there is still a short-term excitement, and you can also use "Maybe you forgot to sign the letter." To comfort myself, I remembered what my friend said before leaving: "People will change, and everything can only be done with the flow and let nature take its course." But I still don't understand. Could it be that "will change" and "go with the flow, let nature take its course" mean Forget old friends? ... In the days to come, I will continue to write letters to my friends, telling them how I waited for them every day. After that, I will look forward to your letters. I look forward to your friends’ letters forever. (Selected from "Reading and Writing Garden") Comment and Instruction This essay is successful. Its main success point is that it has "self-intention", that is, sentiment. On the day when I have a letter, "I have mixed feelings when I hold the note, and I feel more intimate when I read the letter. Once, twice, three times... I read it over and over again, word for word, sentence by sentence, and I often feel that the meaning is endless for days and nights." It is love; When I was waiting for the letter, “I went to the mailroom every day, but I never saw the font that my friend was familiar with.… When I returned to the dormitory, I tried my best to find a lot of reasons to comfort myself… Later, I didn’t want to go to the mailroom anymore, for fear that all I would have left was A little hope would turn into colorful soap bubbles too quickly. So I stood at the door of the dormitory and stared blankly at the mail room. When I saw a classmate coming out of there, I was telling myself: Don't ask, don't ask. But I couldn't wait to ask. "I asked: 'Do you have a letter from me?'" It is a combination of love; if it were not driven by love, the author would not say "I am not demanding, I only hope to receive a reply occasionally, even if there are only a few simple greetings in the letter." , or even an empty envelope, after all, there is still a short-term excitement, and you can comfort yourself with "Maybe your friend forgot to put the letterhead"; you will not say "In the days to come, I will continue to write to your friend, Talk about waiting for letters every day. After that, I look forward to your friends’ letters forever.”

It can be said that the whole composition is filled with "emotion", which is the "self-feeling" of love, concern and longing for friends. This is the basis for the success of this essay. If you remove it and just say: "I often wait for letters from friends, sometimes they arrive, sometimes they don't", will the composition still have the aura of success? Example 2: It's your honor to know me. Rao Yun Yanqian's catchphrase "It's my honor to know you." But I want to say: "It's your honor to know me." How about that? Taste my spiciness! He has a chubby face, a pair of color-changing myopia glasses on his nose, a pair of big eyes under light eyebrows, a short and neat nose, and a mouth as big as a dustpan. If I glare at you, I will definitely scare you out of your wits. This is my "portrait". At the age of sixteen, I was the organizing committee member of the Youth League branch of my class—in fact, I knew nothing about this job. However, I am happy to serve you. I have a cheerful personality and have many friends. Don't worry, I'm not a fox friend. We can also be friends if you want. How about it, would you like it? I have many shortcomings, I love to cry, I love to get angry, I love to laugh and laugh... I am the only one in the family, and my parents love me very much. If anyone wants to bully me, he must prepare a few handkerchiefs first! What is it for? Wow, wow, it’s so easy to wipe your tears when you cry! I am an expert at fighting bullying, and I will not withdraw my troops until I achieve a "complete victory." I also love to fight and make noise with my classmates, jumping here and there, often making the chickens and dogs restless. After being beaten, I screamed: "Mom!" You and I are together, which is enough for you to "enjoy". Don't just look at me as a crybaby and lack of ambition. I am a "heroine" on the court. I started learning basketball when I was eleven years old (fourth grade of primary school). From the fifth grade of primary school to now, I have been the main player of the school's women's basketball team. If you see a girl wearing a white jersey with most of her arms exposed on the court, you just shout at the top of your lungs: "Spare you!" (This is my nickname, don't tell others.) Because , that girl must be me. Whistling is also my specialty. I can play any song that I can sing, and my voice is "loud". If the "interest" comes, just blow it, regardless of whether it affects others. Therefore, to get along with me, you must prepare cotton in advance so that you can plug your ears when the time comes. I like reading novels, San Mao, Qiong Yao, Cen Kailun... they often make me so fascinated that I forget to eat and sleep. For this reason, I suffered a lot, my eyesight declined, my studies were delayed, and I was scolded by my parents and teachers. But also because of this, my composition is more ideal. Maybe in your eyes, they are just some "cat charms", but I regard them as treasures. In an exam in the second grade of junior high school, I scored 29 points out of 30 points in my essay, which caused a sensation in this grade and the third grade (the essay was corrected by the third-grade teacher). Then in the essay competition held by the county teaching and research office, I won Won the second prize again. Therefore, my classmates and teachers all thought that I was a "composition expert". Even these two successes surprised me. According to my own feeling, my composition level is not that high. Alas, maybe it was a mistake! I like to wear boys' clothes, but my mother won't buy them. If I have money in the future, I will have enough to wear! In the past, my hair was always in a men's style, and some classmates called me a "tomboy." In order to get rid of this "reputation," I had to grow my hair long against my will. Hey, when you get along with me, you have to be careful with your arms. I like to bite other people's arms the most. Don't call me a "dog". After all, I only have two legs! I've been rambling for a long time, oh, I also forgot to tell you that I speak Mandarin very well, don't you believe it? Then I'll try it right away! After listening to this, you kind of understand me. If you want to know more, make a friend! If you make friends with me, I will bring you endless joy: bragging, chatting, making fun... Even if it is noisy, I will make sure you laugh. If you encounter difficulties, don't forget that there is me who is eager to help. Just come to me for anything, I'll do it! It's an honor for you to meet me, really. (Selected from "Vocational High School Students") Comments and Instructions After reading this composition, a girl with a very unique personality appears vividly in front of our eyes. She is full of energy, courageous, happy, angry, laughing, and open-minded. Although she is very spicy and has a bad "portrait", she loves to cry, gets angry, often makes troubles, and even "likes to bite other people's arms", but she still wins our love and we are happy to make friends with her. After this essay was published in Vocational High School Students, it received more than 200 letters from all over the country. Rao Yunyan was unable to reply one by one, so she wrote an article titled "Spare Me" to publicly apologize.

The important reason why this essay is so successful is that it has a distinct "self-personality". If you remove "self-personality" and just say "I am a member of the Youth League Organization of Class 11, I love reading novels and playing ball." I am willing to help others and love to make friends; I have many shortcomings. I like to cry, get angry, fight, and bite other people's arms..." Is this still Rao Yunyan? Will the composition still leave a deep impression on us? Everyone has their own personality. Different personalities naturally have different ways of speaking and intonations. However, some of our students lose all their individuality as soon as they start composing their essays, thus losing the chance of success in their essays. How great it is to have "your own personality on top" like Rao Yunyan! Example 3: Yuan Gangqiang: "Whose expression is this?" A childish shout attracted people's attention. Following the sound, people formed a dense circle. In the middle of the circle, there was a child holding something golden and shiny in his hand. "Mine." A young man with long hair squeezed out from the crowd and hurriedly stretched out his hand. At this time, a hand blocked him: "Don't pretend to be wearing it, the watch is mine." People saw clearly that this was a young man wearing a floral shirt. The child looked at the two of them and withdrew his hand in surprise. "Yours, why?" Long Hair asked. "Who do you think you are?" Hua Shizi didn't show any weakness. While they were arguing, a middle-aged woman joined the group and said, "The watch is mine." "Yours?" The long-haired and flowered shirts said almost in unison. "Yes, Sister-in-law Li asked me what time it was just now. Hey, why did I drop it?" She smoothed her sleeves and didn't have a watch in her hand. "What brand is your watch?" Long Hair asked coldly. "This..." the middle-aged woman was speechless. After a while, she said as if she had found a savior: "What brand is yours?" The two young men were stunned. "Golden Lion." Long Hair said first. "Tianba." It was Hua Shirt's voice. "Child, take it out and see what brand it is?" someone shouted from the crowd. The little hand stretched out and opened it. In the palm of my hand is a watch, a gold-plated toy turtle. "Damn it, why is it a turtle?" Long Hair roared. "No, three turtles?" I don't know who is shouting. "Hahaha!" A burst of laughter broke out from the crowd. (Selected from "Pengshan Daily") Comment and advice on this essay written by Yuan Gangqiang. It tells the story of others. There is no "I" character representing the author in the whole text. However, it is still a successful essay. What is its success point? The reason is that it has "the living thoughts of oneself at the deep level." Through the concise and vivid description, it is not difficult for us to see the author's "living thoughts of oneself at the deep level." - a ruthless ridicule of self-seeking and profit-seeking. If the author did not have this "living thought", he would just say without expression; "A child said he picked up a watch, and three people said it was theirs. In fact, what the child had in his hand was just a toy turtle." This article Isn’t composition “dead”? We usually talk, whether it is about ourselves or about others. There are always "living thoughts of oneself", which may be emotions, praise, grievances for others, or just a reminder to others... If you cannot tell what the author's "thoughts" are in a composition, you cannot tell what he wants to say. "What to express" becomes what we often say "no center or the center is not prominent". Such a composition is, of course, unsuccessful. Having self is the foundation of composition. Compositions that "lose one's self" are annoying and boring. It's like attending a lecture where the speaker just recites words and sentences without any expression. Can you not be upset? My classmates must have felt like this. When Zhang San read the same article, you felt upset, but when Li Six read it, you were deeply moved. The reason is that when Li Si was reciting, he injected "his own mind". Students, find your “lost self” back! It is easy to have yourself in your composition. You have seen it with your own eyes and heard it with your own ears, and you are confident about it. How difficult is it to write about it? Isn’t it easy to express what you feel personally and what you think, which is unforgettable? How difficult is it to leave oneself to "edit", "copy", and "memorize"? Why give up "easy" and take "difficult"? Having yourself in your composition is the happiest thing.

Say what you want to say, say what you want to say, tell the truth of what you want, express the feelings you want to express, speak freely, exchange your heart for your heart, can you not be happy? Is it not painful to leave oneself to learn other people's voices, to talk about non-existent things, to express unearthly feelings, and to talk about nonsense? Why should we give up "happiness" and seek "pain"? Those actors on stage wear "other people's" clothes, speak "other people's" words, do "other people's" things, express "other people's" feelings, as if they have no "self" at all - in fact, they have "self" deep down. , that is the actor's understanding and emotion of the role he plays. If an actor completely loses his "self" to act, he will not be able to act anyway, let alone perform well. If you want to succeed in your composition, you must find your "lost self". Recovering your "lost self" means you have found the hope of your composition. How to find the "lost self"? In short, it is to let the "inside of the composition" have "one's own thoughts"; to let "the top part of the composition" have "one's own personality", and to let the "deep part of the composition" have "one's own living thoughts".