PartⅠ
Chapter One Learning About Writing
1.1 Differentiating writing from speaking
1.2 Knowing your audience
1.3 Understanding your subject
1.4 Identifying your purpose Chapter Two A Comparison Between English and Chinese
2.1 Difference in philosophy
2.2 Difference in the mode of thought
2.3 Linguistic features Chapter Three Logical Devices in Writing
3.1 Basic concepts in logic
3.2 Inductive reasoning
3.3 Deductive reasoning
3.4 Inductive essay and deductive essay Part Chapter Four Generating Ideas
4.1 Class brainstorming
4.2 Freewriting
4.3 Clustering
4.4 Seven Wh-words Chapter Five Writing Process
5.1 Stage One: Prewriting
5.2 Stage Two : Writing
5.3 Stage Three : Revision Chapter Six Essay Types
6.1 Narration
6.2 Description
6.3 Exposition
6.4 Argumentation Part Chapter Seven Writing Skills
7.1 Basic knowledge of English writing
7.2 Classification
7.3 Cause and effect
7.4 Comparison and contrast
7.5 Process
7.6 Examples
7.7 Definition Chapter Eight Language Skills
8.1 Wording
8.2 Sentence Chapter Nine Punctuation and Mechanics
9.1 Using end punctuation
9.2 The Comma
9.3 The Semicolon
9.4 Dash and Brackets/parentheses
9.5 Quotation Marks
9.6 Capitalization
9.7 Italicization Bibliography
