PART ONE:ESSAY WRITING 短文写作

1 An Introduction to Writing

Point and Support

Structure of the Traditional Essay

Benefits of Writing the Traditional Essay

Writing as a Skill

Writing as a Process of Discovery

Writing as a Way to Communicate with Others

Keeping a Journal

Using a Computer

Review Activities

Using This Text

2 The Writing Process

Prewriting

Writing a First Draft

Revising

Editing

Review Activities

3 The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing

Step 1:Begin with a Point,or Thesis

Step 2:Support the Thesis with Specific Evidence

Practice in Advancing and Supporting a Thesis

4 The Third Step in Essay Writing

Step 3:Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence

Introductions,Conclusions,and Titles

Practice in Organizing and Connecting Specific Evidence

5 The Fourth Step in Essay Writing

Revising Sentences

Editing Sentences

Practice in Revising Sentences

6 Four Bases for Revising Essays

Base 1:Unity

Base 2:Support

Base 3:Coherence

Base 4:Sentence Skills

Practice in Using the Four Bases

PART TWO:PATTERNS OF ESSAY DEVELOPMENT 短文的分类和写作手法

7 Introduction to Essay Development

Important Considerations in Essay Development

8 Description

READING:Lou's Place&Beth Johnson

9 Narration

READING:The Yellow Ribbon&Pete Hamill

10 Examples

READING:Dad&Andrew H.Malcolm

11 Process

READING:How to Do Well on a Job Interview&Glenda Davis

12 Cause and Effect

READING:Taming the Anger Monster&Anne Davidson

13 Comparison and Contrast

READING:Born to Be Different?&Camille Lewis

14 Definition

READING:Television Addiction&Marie Winn

15 Division and Classification

READING:Wait Divisions&Tom Bodett

16 Argumentation

READING:Ban the Things.Ban Them All.&Molly Ivins

PART THREE:SPECIAL SKILLS 实用写作技巧

17 Taking Essay Exams

18 Writing a Summary

19 Writing a Report

20 Writing a Résumé and Job Application Letter

21 Using the Library and the Internet

22 Writing a Research Paper

PART FOUR:HANDBOOK OF SENTENCE SKILLS 句子写作技巧指南

GRAMMAR

23 Subjects and Verbs

24 Fragments

25 Run-Ons

26 Regular and Irregular Verbs

27 Subject-Verb Agreement

28 Additional Information About Verbs

29 Pronoun Agreement and Reference

30 Pronoun Types

31 Adjectives and Adverbs

32 Misplaced Modifiers

33 Dangling Modifiers

MECHANICS

34 Manuscript Form

35 Capital Letters

36 Numbers and Abbreviations

PUNCTUATION

37 Apostrophe

38 Quotation Marks

39 Comma

40 Other Punctuation Marks

WORD USE

41 Spelling Improvement

42 Commonly Confused Words

43 Effective Word Choice

44 Editing Tests

45 ESL Pointers

PART FIVE:READINGS FOR WRITING 以阅读带动写作

Introduction to the Readings

Looking Inward

Three Passions&Bertrand Russell

Thank You&Alex Haley

Shame&Dick Gregory

I Became Her Target&Roger Wilkins

Smash Thy Neighbor&John McMurtry

In My Day&Russell Baker

Observing Others

A Legendary Moment&Haven Kimmel

The Professor Is a Dropout&Beth Johnson

The Monster&Deems Taylor

Why Are Students Turned Off?&Casey Banas

Propaganda Techniques in Today's Advertising&Ann McClintock

Confronting Problems

Bombs Bursting in Air&Beth Johnson

Here's to Your Health&Joan Dunayer

How to Make It in College,Now That You're Here&Brian O'Keeney

College Lectures:Is Anybody Listening?&David Daniels

Seven Ways to Keep the Peace at Home&Daniel A.Sugarman

In Praise of the F Word&Mary Sherry

Reading Comprehension Chart

Credits

Index