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Part One Essay Writing 1

1 An Introduction to Writing 3

Point and Support 4

Structure of the Traditional Essay 6

Benefits of Writing the Traditional Essay 12

Writing as a Skill 12

Writing as a Process of Discovery 13

Keeping a Journal 14

Using a Computer 15

Review Activities 18

Using This Text 20

2 The Writing Process 22

Prewriting 22

Writing a First Draft 31

Revising 33

Editing 35

Review Activities 38

3 The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing 49

Step 1： Begin with a Point， or Thesis 49

Step 2： Support the Thesis with Specific Evidence 53

Practice in Advancing and Supporting a Thesis 59

4 The Third Step in Essay Writing 74

Step 3： Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence 74

Introductions， Conclusions， and Titles 84

Practice in Organizing and Connecting Specific Evidence 91

5 The Fourth Step in Essay Writing 100

Revising Sentences 100

Editing Sentences 118

Practice in Revising Sentences 121

6 Four Bases for Revising Essays 135

Base 1： Unity 136

Base 2： Support 139

Base 3： Coherence 142

Base 4： Sentence Skills 145

Practice in Using the Four Bases 148

Part Two Patterns of Essay Development 159

7 Introduction to Essay Development 161

8 Description&Reading： Lou’s Place Beth Johnson 168

9 Narration&Reading： The Yellow Ribbon Pete Hamill 188

10 Examples&Reading： Dad Andrew H.Malcolm 204

11 Process&Reading： How to Do Well on a Job Interview Glenda Davis 224

12 Cause and Effect&Reading： Why Do Most Mothers Cradle Their Babies in the Left Arm？ Desmond Morris 241

13 Comparison and Contrast&Reading： American Family Life：The Changing Picture Donna Barron 257

14 Definition&Reading： Television Addiction Marie Winn 277

15 Division and Classification&Reading： Wait Divisions Tom Bodett 292

16 Argumentation&Reading： Ban the Things.Ban Them All.Molly lvins 308

Part Three Special Skills 327

17 Taking Essay Exams 329

18 Writing a Summary 337

19 Writing a Report 347

20 Writing a Resume and Job Application Letter 352

21 Using the Library and the Internet 358

22 Writing a Research Paper 376

Part Four Handbook of Sentence Skills 399

Grammar 401

23 Subjects and Verbs 401

24 Fragments 406

25 Run-Ons 420

26 Regular and Irregular Verbs 433

27 Subject-Verb Agreement 442

28 Additional Information about Verbs 448

29 Pronoun Agreement and Reference 452

30 Pronoun Types 458

31 Adjectives and Adverbs 464

32 Misplaced Modifiers 469

33 Dangling Modifiers 472

Mechanics 477

34 Manuscript Form 477

35 Capital Letters 479

36 Numbers and Abbreviations 487

Punctuation 490

37 Apostrophe 490

38 Quotation Marks 497

39 Comma 504

40 Other Punctuation Marks 514

Word Use 519

41 Spelling Improvement 519

42 Commonly Confused Words 524

43 Effective Word Choice 535

44 Editing Tests 542

45 ESL Pointers 553

Part Five Readings for Writing 567

Introduction to the Readings 569

Looking Inward 574

Thank You Alex Haley 574

Shame Dick Gregory 581

I Became Her Target Roger Wilkins 587

The Ambivalence of Abortion Linda Bird Francke 593

Smash Thy Neighbor John McMurtry 599

In My Day Russell Baker 607

A Love Affair with Books Bernadete Piassa 615

Observing Others 622

Women and Men in Conversation Deborah Tannen 622

The Monster Deems Taylor 630

Why Are Students Turned Off？ Casey Banas 637

Propaganda Techniques in Today’s Advertising Ann McClintock 642

Confronting Problems 652

Bombs Bursting in Air Beth Johnson 652

Kids and Computers： Digital Danger Alison Sperry 659

Here’s to Your Health Joan Dunayer 665

How to Make It in College， Now That You’re Here Brian O’Keeney 671

College Lectures： Is Anybody Listening？ David Daniels 680

Seven Ways to Keep the Peace at Home Daniel A.Sugarman 687

In Praise of the F Word Mary Sherry 697

Reading Comprehension Chart 703

Credits and Acknowledgments 704

Index 706