Chapter 1　Proper Choice of Words

Ⅰ　The Classification of Words

Ⅱ　The Meaning of Words

Ⅲ　The"Coloring"of Words

Ⅳ　The Sound of Words

Ⅴ　The Length of Words

Ⅵ　The Concreteness of Words

Ⅶ　The Use of Dictionaries

Chapter 2　Approaches to Drilling in Sentence Skills

Ⅰ　The Difference in Syntax Features Between English and Chinese

Ⅱ　Types of English Sentences

Ⅲ　Basic English Sentence Patterns

Ⅳ　Expanding Basic Sentence Patterns

Ⅴ　Correct English Sentences

Ⅵ　Effective English Sentences

Ⅶ　Common Sentence Patterns for English Writing

Chapter 3　Approaches to Developing Paragraphs

Ⅰ　How to Write the Introduction and Thesis Statement of an Essay

Ⅱ　Paragraph Writing

Ⅲ　Paragraph Feature:Coherence and Cohesion

Ⅳ　The Rhetoric of a Topic Sentence

Ⅴ　A Logical and Effective Ending Sentence

Chapter 4　Approaches to Summary Writing

Ⅰ　Understanding of Summarization

Ⅱ　Preparation for Summarizing

Ⅲ　Summary Conventions

Ⅳ　Summary Writing

Ⅴ　Stylistic Issues

Ⅵ　Submitting the Summary

Chapter 5　Approaches to Composing an Essay

Ⅰ　The Writing Skills for the Beginning of a Composition

Ⅱ　The Proving Methods in Body Composition

Ⅲ　The Writing Skills for the Ending of a Composition

Ⅳ　The Skills for the Four Types of Writing Styles

Ⅴ　Case Study

Chapter 6　Practical Writing

Ⅰ　Introduction

Ⅱ　Personal Letters and Formal Letters

Ⅲ　Business Letters

Ⅳ　Resume

Ⅴ　Notices

Ⅵ　Notes

Ⅶ　Posters

Chapter 7　Approaches to Preparing Research Paper

Ⅰ　The Concept of the Research Paper

Ⅱ　The Selection of the Topic

Ⅲ　Thesis Statement

Ⅳ　The Collection of Materials

Ⅴ　The Outline

Ⅵ　Organizing Notes

Ⅶ　The First Draft

Ⅷ　Revising the Draft

Ⅸ　Giving Credit to Avoid Plagiarism

Ⅹ　The Format

Ⅺ　Citing Sources

Ⅻ　Sample Papers

Chapter 8　Proper Punctuation

Ⅰ　The Purpose of Punctuation

Ⅱ　Some Special Rules in English Writing for Chinese Students

Ⅲ　Line-Beginning Punctuation Marks

Ⅳ　Sentence-Ending Punctuation Marks

Ⅴ　Internal Punctuation Marks

Ⅵ　Summary

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