Chapter One The Writing Process What Is Writing Wtat Is Writing Process Five Steps in Writing Chapert The Plane of Generality Clarity General and Specific Terms General and Specific Statements Planes of Generality Coordinate and Subordinate Relationships Coordinate and Subordinate Relationships Among Sentences Chapter Three Topic Sentence The Topic Sentence The Controlling Idea Placement of the Topic Sentence Principles in Writing a Topic Sentence wihth a Controlling Idea Chapter Four Paragraph Structure The Introduction(The Topic Sentence) The Body of the Paragraph The Conclusion Chapter Five Paragraph Continuity The Use of Synonyms as Transitions Coordinating Conjunctions as Transitions Subordinating Conjunctions as Transitions The Use of Transitional Words of Connectors Use One Sentence to Respond to the Previous One Chapter Six The Short Essay The Title The Organization of a Short Essay The Conclusion Chapter Seven Description What Is Description How to Write a Description Chapter Eight Narration What Is Narration How to Write a Narration Chapter Nine Exposition: Illustration - What Is Illustration How to Write an Illustrative Essay Chapter Ten Exposition: Classification What Is Classification How to Write a Classification Essay Chapter Eleven Exposition: Comparison and Contrast What Is Comparison and Contrast How to Write a Comparison anc~ Contrast Essay Chapter Twelve Exposition: Causal Analysis What Is Causal Analysis How to Write a Cause-Effect Essay Chapter Thirteen Exposition: Definition What Is Definition How to Write a Definition Chapter Fourteen Exposition: Process Analysis What Is Process Analysis How to Write a Process Analysis Chapter Fifteen Argumentation What Is Argumentation How to Write an Argumentative Essay Glossary Key to Exercises Editing and Proofreading Symbols Bibliography