PART 1 WRITING EFFECTIVE SENTENCES

Chapter 1 Using Words Effectively

1.1 Using Specific Words

1.2 Using Concise Language

1.3 Avoiding Cliches

1.4 Using Similes and Metaphors

Chapter 2 the Features of Effective Sentences

2.1 Writing Sentence for Clarity Conciseness

2.2 Writing Sentence Coherently

2.3 Writing Sentence for Variety

2.4 Writing Sentence for Emphasis

Chapter 3 Sentence Structure

3.1 Understanding Sentence Structure

3.2 Varying Sentence Structure

Chapter 4 Sentence Order

4.1 Loose,Periodic Sentence

4.2 Changing the Sentence Patterns

4.3 Lengthening Your Sentences

4.4 Avoid Overextending Sentences

Chapter 5 Sentence Length

5.1 Short and Long Sentence

5.2 KeepingYour Sentence Length Under Control

Chapter 6 Sentence Variety Strategy

Chapter 7 Avoiding Basic Sentence Errors

7.1 Run-on Sentences

7.2 Fragmentary Sentences

7.3 Parallelism Errors

7.4 Faulty Modifiers

PART 2 WRITING EFFECTIVE PARAGRAPHS

Chapter 8 Paragraph Structure

8.1 Tooic Sentence

8.2 Supporting Details

8.3 Concluding Sentence

Chapter 9 The Basic Features of Effective Paragraphs

9.1 Unity

9.2 Coherence

9.3 Well-development

9.4 Transition

Chapter 10 Ways of Developing Paragraphs

10.1 Enumeration

10.2 Classification

10.3 Definition

10.4 Exemplification

10.5 Comparison and Contrast

10.6 Cause and Effect

10.7 Process

10.8 Analysis

PART 3 WRITING ESSAYS

Chapter 11 Essay Structure

11.1 Introduction Paragraph

11.2 Supporting Paragraphs(Body Paragraphs)

11.3 Summary Paragraph(Conclusion Paragraph)

Chapter 12 Steps to Write an Essay

12.1 Prewriting Stage

12.2 Writing Stage

Chapter 13 Narrative and Descriptive

12.3 Editing Stage

Chapter 14 Describing a Process

Chapter 15 Comparison and Contrast

Chapter 16 Classification and Analysis

PART 4 PRACTICAL WRITING

Chapter 17 Writing Letters

17.1 Letter Writing(1)

17.2 Letter Writing(2)

17.3 Letter Writing(3)

Chapter 18 Internet Writing

18.1 Computer as Writing Assistant

18.2 The Form of Internet Writing

19.1 Resume

Chapter 19 Writing Resume and Cover Letter

19.2 Cover Letter

Chapter 20 Writing Memos

20.1 What Is a Memo?

20.2 Basic Memo Plans

20.3 Parts of a Memo

20.4 Sample Memos

PART 5 MECHANICS OF WRITING

Chapter 21 Capitalization

21.1 Guidelines of Capitalization

21.2 Capitalization in E-Mail

21.3 Words Associated with the Internet

Chapter 22 Punctuation

22.1 The Colon

22.2 The Semicolon

22.3 The Commas

22.4 Commas vs.Semicolons in Compound Sentences

22.5 Sentence Punctuation Patterns

22.6 The Hyphen

22.7 Underlining and Italics

Chapter 23 Number

PART 6 Selected Articles Appreciation

1．Much to Live For

2．Charles Dickens:A Tale of Two Cities

3．Youth

4．David Copperfield

5．Great Expectations

6．Jane Eyre

7．Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

8．The Speech of Winston Churchill

9．A Tribute to the Dog

10．Thrift

11．Advice to a Young Man

12．I Have a Dream

13．Three Days to See

14．Samuel Smiles

15．The New England Weather

16．What Is Immortal

Appendix Ⅰ Correction Symbols in Alphabetical Order

Appendix Ⅱ Famous Remarks of English Writing

Appendix Ⅲ Suggested keys for the exercises

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