Part One Short Essa Writin
Chapter 1 Planning Your Essay
Chapter 2 Writing Your Essay
Chapter 3 Revising Your Essay
Part Two Strate ies of Essa Deve!o ment
Chapter 4 Introduction to Essay Development
Chapter 5 Narration: Recounting Events
Chapter 6 Description: Portraying People, Places, and Things
Chapter 7 Exemplification: Explaining with Examples
Chapter 8 Process Analysis: Explaining How Something Works or Is Done
Chapter 9 Cause and Effect: Using Reasons and Results to Explain
Chapter 10 Comparison or Contrast: Showing Similarities or Differences
Chapter 11 Definition: Explaining What You Mean
Chapter 12 Division or Classification: Explaining Categories or Parts
Part Three Special Assignments
Chapter 13 Writing a Summary
Chapter 14 Writing a Book Report
Chapter 15 Preparing a Multimedia Presentation
Chapter 16 Writing a Personal Statement
Chapter 17 Writing a Business Letter
Chapter 18 Writing a Resume and a Cover Letter
Part Four Punctuation and Expression
Chapter 19 Punctuation
Chapter 20 Expression
