Chapter 1 Writing a Research Essay

Section 1 Reading the research essays

Section 2 Understanding the structure of a research essay

Section 3 Writing topic sentences

Section 4 Avoiding plagiarism

Chapter 2 Writing a Synthesis Essay

Section 1 Reading the synthesis essays

Section 2 Understanding the structure of a synthesis essay

Section 3 Writing supporting sentences

Section 4 Summarizing and synthesizing

Chapter 3 Writing an Argumentative Essay

Section 1 Reading the argumentative essays

Section 2 Understanding the structure of an argumentative essay

Section 3 Writing a good introduction with a proper thesis statement

Section 4 Formality

Chapter 4 Writing a Definition Essay

Section 1 Reading the definition essays

Section 2 Understanding the structure of a definition essay

Section 3 Writing body paragraphs

Section 4 Subordination

Chapter 5 Writing a Cause and Effect Essay

Section 1 Reading the cause and effect essays

Section 2 Understanding the structure of a cause and effect essay

Section 3 Writing a conclusion

Section 4 Effective use of words

Chapter 6 Writing a Comparison and Contrast Essay

Section 1 Reading the comparison and contrast essays

Section 2 Understanding the structure of a comparison and contrast essay

Section 3 Creating coherent writing

Section 4 Variety in sentence structure and sentence length

2013—2014学年第二学期期末考试试卷