Vietnam: What are the most impressive sample introductions of an essay on "The Sisters Thuy Kieu" in 9th-grade Literature? hat are the regulations on the 9th-grade Literature textbooks?

What are the most impressive sample introductions of an essay on "The Sisters Thuy Kieu" in 9th-grade Literature?

The Tale of Kieu by Nguyen Du is a classic literary work of Vietnam, admired by many. The story narrates the tragic life of Thuy Kieu, a talented and beautiful girl who faces numerous hardships and misfortunes. From a happy life, she is sold into a brothel, endures much suffering, and eventually regains happiness.

The Tale of Kieu is not merely a love story but also profoundly reflects the social and ethical issues of its time. The work praises the beauty of the soul, condemns social injustices, and expresses a deep empathy for unfortunate fates.

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What are the most impressive sample introductions of an essay on "The Sisters Thuy Kieu" in 9th-grade Literature? hat are the regulations on the 9th-grade Literature textbooks? (Image from the Internet)

What are the regulations on the 9th-grade Literature textbooks in Vietnam?

Under Clause 1, Article 32 of the Education Law 2019 regarding textbooks for general education:

- Textbooks must implement programmes of general education, concretizing the requirements on educational objectives and contents, on students’ quality and capacity as defined in programmes of general education; direct teaching methods and methods of assessing and evaluating education quality; contents and formats of textbooks shall not carry prejudices based on ethnicity, religion, profession, gender, age and social status; textbooks may be in the printed, Braille or electronic forms.

- Each subject shall have one or several textbooks; implement private sector involvement in textbook compilation; textbook publication shall be in compliance with the law;

- Provincial People’s Committees shall decide selection of textbooks for consistent use in institutions of general education in their localities as regulated by the Minister of Education and Training.

- Local educational materials shall be designed by provincial People’s Committees to meet the needs and characteristics of their localities, be appraised by provincial review councils for appraising and approved by the Minister of Education and Training.

How many times of regular assessments do 9th-grade students in Vietnam undergo in Literature?

Under Article 6 of Circular 22/2021/TT-BGDDT regarding the regular assessment of Literature:

Regular assessment

1. Regular assessment shall be conducted via: ask – answer, provide presentation, practice, experiment, produce learning products.

2. In each subject, each student shall be examined and assessed multiple times where several examinations and assessment satisfactory to teaching progress as per education plans of specialized departments are selected and the results thereof are recorded in student monitor and assessment record (by classes) in order to assess learning results of a subject according to Clause 1 Article 9 hereof as follows:

a) For subjects where assessment is conducted via feedback (does not include learning topics): choose twice each semester.

b) For subjects where assessment is conducted via both feedback and scores (does not include learning topics), choose regular assessment scores (hereinafter referred to as “DDGtx”) in each semester as follows:

- Subjects that have 35 periods/school year: 2 DDGtx.

- Subjects that have from more than 35 periods/school year to 70 periods/school year: 3 DDGtx.

- Subjects that have more than 70 periods/school year: 4 DDGtx.

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Thus, for a subject, each student is assessed multiple times. The 9th-grade Literature curriculum includes over 70 periods per academic year. Therefore, there are 4 regular assessments.