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To the Instructor
Part 1: Essay Writing
1 An Introduction to Writing
Point and Support
Structure of the Traditional Essay
Benefits of Writing the Traditional Essay
Writing as a Skill
Writing as a Process of Discovery
Writing as a Way to Communicate with Others
Keeping a Journal
Tips on Using a Computer
Review Activities
Using This Text
2 The Writing Process
Prewriting
Writing a First Draft
Revising
Editing
Review Activities
3 The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing
Step 1: Begin with a Point, or Thesis
Step 2: Support the Thesis with Specific Evidence
Practice in Advancing and Supporting a Thesis
4 The Third Step in Essay Writing
Step 3: Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence
Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles
Practice in Organizing and Connecting Specific Evidence
5 The Fourth Step in Essay Writing
Revising Sentences
Editing Sentences
Practice in Revising Sentences
6 Four Bases for Revising Essays
Base 1: Unity
Base 2: Support
Base 3: Coherence
Base 4: Sentence Skills
Practice in Using the Four Bases
Part 2: Patterns of Essay Development
7 Introduction to Essay Development
Important Considerations in Essay Development
Patterns of Essay Development
8 Description
READING: Lou’s Place Beth Johnson
9 Narration
READING: The Yellow Ribbon Pete Hamill
10 Exemplification
READING: Dad Andrew H. Malcolm
11 Process
READING: How to Do Well on a Job Interview Glenda Davis
12 Cause and Effect
READING: Taming the Anger Monster Anne Davidson
13 Comparison or Contrast
READING: Born to Be Different? Camille Lewis
14 Definition
READING: Television Addiction Marie Winn
15 Division-Classification
READING: Wait Divisions Tom Bodett
16 Argument
READING: Ban the Things. Ban Them All. Molly Ivins
Part 3: Special Skills
17 Taking Essay Exams
18 Writing a Summary
19 Writing a Report
20 Writing a Résumé and Cover Letter
21 Using the Library and the Internet
22 Writing a Research Paper
Part 4: Handbook of Sentence Skills
SECTION 1: Grammar
23 Subjects and Verbs
24 Fragments
25 Run-Ons
26 Regular and Irregular Verbs
27 Subject-Verb Agreement
28 Additional Information about Verbs
29 Pronoun Agreement and Reference
30 Pronoun Types
31 Adjectives and Adverbs
32 Misplaced Modifiers
33 Dangling Modifiers
SECTION 2: Mechanics
34 Manuscript Form
35 Capital Letters
36 Numbers and Abbreviations
SECTION 3: Punctuation
37 Apostrophe
38 Quotation Marks
39 Comma
40 Other Punctuation Marks
SECTION 4: Word Use
41 Spelling Improvement
42 Commonly Confused Words
43 Effective Word Choice
44 Editing Tests
45 ESL Pointers
Correction Symbols
Credits
Index
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