Part One Manuscript Form

Ⅰ.Arrangement

Ⅱ.Capitalization

Ⅲ.Word Division

Ⅳ.Punctuation

1.The Comma

2.The Period

3.The Semicolon

4.The Colon

Part Two Reading and Writing

Ⅰ.The Relationship Between Reading and Writing

Ⅱ.Writing After Reading

1.The Summary

2.The Book Report

3.Creative Writing After Reading

Part Three What We Write

Ⅰ.Why We Write

1.Benefits of Writing Activities

2.Functions of Specific Writings

Ⅱ.Who We Are＆Who We Write For

Ⅲ.What We Write

1.Reader-Oriented Writing

2.Types of Writing

Part Four How We Write：The Composition Organization

Ⅰ.The Outline

1.Brainstorming

2.Working Out the Outline

Ⅱ.Three Main Parts

1.The Beginning Part

2.The Body Part

3.The Concluding Part

Ⅲ.The Composition Organization

1.Narration

2.Description

3.Exposition

4.Argumentation

Ⅳ.Principles of Good Composition

1.Unified

2.Well-Organized

3.Proportioned

4.Justified

Part Five How We Write：The Paragraph Development

Ⅰ.Paragraphs in Essays

1.Paragraphs That Signal a New Idea

2.Paragraphs That Expand an Old Idea

3.Paragraphs That Function as a Transition

4.Paragraphs That Conclude an Idea

Ⅱ.Paragraphs Between Themselves

1.Transitional Words and Phrases

2.Repetition

3.Transitional Questions

4.Bridging Sentences

5.A Combination of Varied Paragraph Transition

Ⅲ.Paragraphs Within Themselves

1.The Topic Sentence

2.The Supporting Sentences

3.The Concluding Sentence

Ⅳ.Characteristics of Effective Paragraphs

1.Unified

2.Coherent

3.Well-organized

4.Complete

Part Six How We Polish Our Writing：Choice of Sentences and Words

Ⅰ.Choice of Sentences

1.Complete Sentences

2.Types of Sentences

3.Effective Sentences

Ⅱ.Choice of Words

1.Classification of Words

2.The Word Meaning

3.Idioms

4.Figures of Speech

Part Seven How We Revise Our Writing

Ⅰ.Self-Check

1.Content

2.Organization

3.Sentences

4.Diction

5.Mistakes in Mechanics

Ⅱ.Peer Review

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