Chapter One Basic Steps in Writing Process

1．Prewriting

1.1 Choose and narrow your topic

1.2 Brainstorming

2．Writing

2.1 Planning or outlining

2.2 Writing and revising drafts

3．Postwriting

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Chapter Two Outlining

1．Main types of outline

2．The purpose of an outline

3．Outline design

4．Patterns of organization

5．Principles of organization

5.1 Chronological order

5.2 Spatial order

5.3 Climactic order

5.4 Topical order

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Chapter Three The Structure of an Essay

1．Introduction

1.1 Writing an effective thesis statement

1.2 Writing an introductory paragraph

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2．Conclusion

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3．Supporting paragraphs

Chapter Four Descriptive Essay

1．Types of descriptive essay

1.1 Objective description

1.2 Subjective description

2．Writing a descriptive essay

2.1 Introductory paragraph

2.2 Body

2.3 Conclusion

3．Logical pattern

4．Details in description

5．Useful expressions

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Chapter Five Narrative Essay

1．Characteristics of the narrative

2．Writing a narrative essay

2.1 The introductory paragraph

2.2 Methods for beginning a narrative essay

2.3 Body

2.4 Conclusion

3．Logical pattern

4．Details in narrative essay

5．Transitions in narrative essay

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Chapter Six Exposition

1．Types of exposition

1.1 How—exposition

1.2 What—exposition

2．The purpose of exposition

3．Writing an expository essay

3.1 Illustration essay

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3.2 Division and classification essay

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3.3 Comparison and contrast essay

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3.4 Cause and effect essay

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3.5 Definition essay

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3.6 Process analysis essay

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Chapter Seven Argument and Persuasion

1．Types of arguments

2．Logical fallacies in reasoning

3．Basic concepts of logic

4．Writing an argumentative and persuasive essay

5．Useful structures

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Chapter Eight Summary Writing and Book Report

1．Summary writing

1.1 The process of summary writing

1.2 The characteristics of a good summary

1.3 The techniques in summary writing

1.4 Useful words and phrases

1.5 The format of a summary

2．Book report

2.1 The process of writing book report

2.2 The format of book report

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Chapter Nine Practical Writing

1．Letter writing

1.1 English letters and their types

1.2 Layout of english Letters

1.3 The basic elements of an english letter

1.4 The additional parts of business letters

1.5 The body of personal letters

1.6 The body of business letters

1.7 Personal letters

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1.8 Business letters

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2．Résumé

3．Resignation

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