一篇TOEFL 和 GRE 寫作可馬上拿來用的外刊結構

文章引述了不同角度的觀點，所以整個(ge) 展開結構特別適用於(yu) TOEFL 的 Independent Writing 和 GRE 的Issue 部分。

具體(ti) 文章可模仿的結構為(wei)

原標題 The Unclear Future for Gifted-and-Talented Education

原作者 Ben Chapman 

Will gifted-and-talented school programs still exist in five years? [用問句點題，直接引入話題]

Controversy has ramped up around the longtime practice of providing accelerated classes for selected students. Racial-justice movements highlighted inequalities, prompting changes in districts across the nation. Lawsuits related to these programs are pending in states including Virginia, Missouri and New York.

某個(ge) 話題引起討論的句式可以再豐(feng) 富一個(ge) 了： Controversy has ramped up around the longtime practice of + 話題

Critics say [引入反對方觀點] gifted-and-talented classes lead to racial segregation and take resources away from other students who need them. Even some proponents say changes may be needed in methods for selecting students and in the names of these programs, which many brand as elitist.

Backers argue  [引入支持方觀點] they are a strong selling point for public education, especially to middle-class families, and play a valuable role in educating students. Some say advances in assessing the ways that children learn, which have been helped by new technology, point toward a need for more tailored instruction, not less.

反對：critics

支持：backers， proponents

結尾部分

Local conflicts over access to gifted programs have become more widespread as the nation navigates a period of social change, Dr. Plucker says. The acrimony, he says, has led many educational leaders to want to get rid of the programs altogether. [重申下話題：關(guan) 於(yu) gifted programs 有很多的 conflicts，隻是用引語的方式結尾是newspaper 常用的，對於(yu) 考試不是特別適用]

But the drawbacks of deprioritizing programs for the nation’s talented children could be huge, he says. “We need to get this right, or else we’re all going to pay for it down the line.” [重申作者態度：雖然是引用了別人之口，但表達的是作者的態度。同樣引語不適合考試時候使用]

文中有另外一個(ge) 表達“某個(ge) 話題引起討論” 的句式

How students are selected for gifted programs is an issue at the heart of the debate. 

話題... is an issue at the heart of the debate.