PREFACE

PART ONE THE SENTENCE

Chapter I Review of Sentence Skills

Unit One Complete Sentences

Stage One Simple Sentences

Stage Two Avoiding Run-ons and Comma-Splices

Stage Three Avoiding Sentence Fragments

Unit Two Punctuation

Unit Three Spelling

Stage One Introduction

Chapter II Functions

Unit One Description

Stage Two Sentence Linking

Stage Three Free Writing

Unit Two Comparison

Stage One Introduction

Stage Two Sentence Linking

Stage Three Free Writing

Stage One Introduction

Unit Three Contrast

Stage Two Sentence Linking

Stage Three Free Writing

Unit Four Cause and Effect

Stage One Introduction

Stage Two Sentence Linking

Stage Three Free Writing

Stage One Introduction

Stage Two Sentence Linking

Unit Five Exemplification

Stage Three Free Writing

Unit Six Division and Classification

Stage One Introduction

Stage Two Sentence Linking

Stage Three Free Writing

Unit Seven Definition

Stage One Introduction

Stage Two Sentence Linking

Stage Three Free Writing

Stage One Introduction

Unit Eight Addition

Stage Two Sentence Linking

Stage Three Free Writing

PART TWO THE PARAGRAPH

Chapter III Basic Principles of Paragraph Writing

Unit One The Topic Sentences

1．1 Effective Topic Sentences

1．2 Selecting Topic Sentences

1．3．1 The topic sentence at the beginning

1．3 Positions of Topic Sentences

1．3．2 The topic sentence at the beginning and the end

1．3．3 The topic sentence at the beginning and in the middle

1．3．4 The topic sentence at the end

Unit Two Kinds of Order

2．1 Chronological Order（Time Order）

2．2 Spatial Order（Space Order）

2．3 Climactic Order

Unit Three Coordinating Your Decision to Patterns and Orders

4．1 Introductory Paragraph

Unit Four Types of Paragraphs

4．2 Transitional Paragraph

4．3 Concluding Paragraph

Unit Five Types of Outlines

5．1 Scratch Outline

5．2 Topic Statement

5．2．1 Sequence of Symbols

Unit Six Dravoing Conclusion

Stage One Review of Transitional Expressions in Process Paragraphs

Prelude

Unit One Process Description

Chapter IV Creating Different Patterns of Paragraph Development

Stage Two Organization of Paragraphs by Process Description

Stage Three Paragraph Outline

Stage Four Guided Writing

Stage Five Sample Paragraphs by Process Description

Unit Two Comparison

Prelude

Stage One Review of Transitional Expressions in Comparison Paragraphs

Stage Two Organization of Comparison Paragraphs

Stage Three Paragraph Outline

Stage Four Guided Writing

Stage Five Sample Comparison Paragraphs

Unit Three Contrast

Prelude

Stage One Review of Transitional Expressions in Contrast Paragraphs

Stage Two Organization of Contrast Paragraphs

Stage Three Paragraph Outline

Stage Four Guided Writing

Stage Five Sample Contrast Paragraphs

Stage One Organization of Comparison and Contrast Paragraphs

Prelude

Unit Four Comparison and Contrast

Stage Two Paragraph Outline

Stage Three Guided Writing

Stage Four Sample Passages by Comparison and Contrast

Unit Five Cause and Effect

Prelude

Stage One Review of Transitional Expressions in Cause and Effect Paragraphs

Stage Two Cause-Effect Paragraphs

Stage Three Paragraph Outline

Stage Four Guided Writing

Stage Five Sample Paragraphs by Cause and Effect

Unit Six Division and Classification

Prelude

Stage One Organization of Division and Classification Paragraphs

Stage Two Paragraph Outline

Stage Three Guided Writing

Stage Four Sample Paragraphs by Division and Classification

Prelude

Stage One Review of Transitional Expressions in Paragraphs

Unit Seven Illustration（Exemplification）

Stage Two Organization of Illustration Paragraphs

Stage Three Paragraph Outline

Stage Four Guided Writing

Stage Five Sample Illustration Paragraphs

Unit Eight Definition

Prelude

Stage One Review of Sentence Definitions

Stage Two Organization of Extended Definitions

Stage Three Paragraph Outline

Stage Four Guided Writing

Stage Five Sample Definition Paragraphs

Unit Nine Argument

Prelude

Stage One Ways to Express Arguments

Stage Two Organization of Argumentative Paragraphs

Stage Three Paragraph Outline

Stage Four Guided Writing

Stage Five Sample Argumentative Passages

Appendix I Various Styles of Resume

Appendix II Key

Chapter I

Unit One

Unit Two

Unit Three

Chapter II

Unit One

Unit Two

Unit Three

Unit Five

Unit Four

Unit Six

Unit Seven

Unit Eight

Chapter III

Unit One

Unit Two

Unit Four

Unit Five

Unit One

Unit Six

Chapter IV

Unit Two

Unit Three

Unit Four

Unit Five

Unit Six

Unit Seven

Unit Eight

Unit Nine