第三,各段的字數安排應根據提綱要求,有長有短,做到各段之間字數的平衡性。
根據所給提綱,學生應先判斷哪段是文章的重點,是其中的某一段、某兩段,還是三段都給以同樣的重要性。段落的重要性體現在分配給各段的寫作字數上,重點的段落需要給以較多的例證和描述,而次重要的段落反之。有的同學雖然可以根據提綱把握全篇的段落結構,但在具體落筆時卻沒有抓住段落重要性的特點,寫出的文章缺乏整體的平衡性。
例如上麵提到的“財富”和“幸福”的例子:(1)有人說隻有創造財富,生活才能幸福。(2)也有觀點說幸福來自精神生活的質量,與財富無關。(3)我的財富與幸福觀。根據提綱要求,第一段和第二段分別代表兩種不同的觀點,需要給出例子證明,占有同樣重要的寫作份額,應重點探討;而第三段則可以稍加陳述,表明自己的觀點即可,無須細致展開說明。下麵是一位同學的作文:
第一段:What’s the relationship between wealth and happiness?Some people think,as long as we make enough wealth,our life will be happy.As we can eat delicious food,wear nice clothes and do many things we want to do.Our life can be with high quality as a rich person.
第二段:However,some others think that happiness is according to the spiritual mood of life.Only with a healthy spiritual life,can we live a happy life,bearing little relationship with wealth.
第三段:In my opinion,both substantial wealth and spiritual mood are very important to have a happy life.We can’t live without wealth,and neither can we live without a high quality of spiritual life.While in daily life,it’s difficult to keep a balance of them.That’s why some wealthy people feel unhappy and some poor people also feel hard to live.Whatever condition you are,try to keep a balance between wealth and spiritual wellbeing,then you’ll feel much happier.該例子表明本應平衡的第一段和第二段,第二段的字數偏少,陳述不夠;第三段無須展開很多,卻被展開,占了整個作文最多的字數。這樣,整個作文的平衡性就被破壞了。