高级英语写作教程 A Course For Advanced College English WritingPDF电子书下载

Unit 1 Writing Effective Sentences 1

Section A：What are effective sentences？ 1

Ⅰ.Conciseness 1

Ⅱ.Variety 4

Ⅲ.Emphasis 10

Section B：Recognizing and repairing basic sentence faults 21

Ⅰ.Sentence fragments 21

Ⅱ.Run-on sentences 23

Ⅲ.Improperly placed modifiers 27

Ⅳ.Errors in parallelism 30

Unit 2 Writing Effective Paragraphs 32

Section A：Understanding paragraph structure 32

Ⅰ.Topicsentence 32

Ⅱ.Supporting sentences 34

Ⅲ.Concluding sentence 35

Ⅳ.Details in the paragraph 36

Section B：How to develop a paragraph 37

Section C：Two special types of paragraphs 44

Ⅰ.Opening paragraph 44

Ⅱ.Concluding paragraph 49

Section D：Characteristics of a well-designed paragraph 53

Ⅰ.Unity 53

Ⅱ.Coherence 57

Ⅲ.Completeness 65

Section E：Connecting paragraphs 67

Ⅰ.Transitions 67

Ⅱ.Signposts 68

Ⅲ.Previews 68

Ⅳ.Key words or key ideas 69

Unit 3 Planning an Essay 73

Ⅰ.Choosing and limiting a topic 73

Ⅱ.Determining your purpose 74

Ⅲ.Gathering Material 75

Ⅳ.Writing a thesis statement 78

Ⅴ.Outlining an essay 80

Unit 4 Description 84

Section A：Understanding description 84

Ⅰ.Structure of a descriptive essay 84

Ⅱ.Features of a descriptive essay 84

Ⅲ.Strategies for writing a descriptive essay 86

Section B：Model essays 89

Unit 5 Narration 98

Section A：Understanding narration 98

Ⅰ.Structure of narration 98

Ⅱ.Strategies for writing a narrative essay 98

Section B：Model essays 102

Unit 6 Argumentation 113

Section A ：Understanding argumentation 113

Ⅰ.Types of argumentation 113

Ⅱ.Strategies for writing an argumentative essay 114

Section B：Model essays 117

Unit 7 Illustration 125

Section A：Understanding illustration 125

Ⅰ.Nature of illustration 125

Ⅱ.Strategies for writing an illustrative essay 125

Section B：Model essays 128

Unit 8 Definition 138

Section A：Understanding definition 138

Ⅰ.Nature of definition 138

Ⅱ.Strategies for writing a definition essay 139

Section B：Model essays 142

Unit 9 Classification 148

Section A：Understanding classification 148

Ⅰ.Nature of classification 148

Ⅱ.Strategies for writing a classification essay 148

Section B：Model essays 152

Unit 10 Comparison and Contrast 158

Section A：Understanding comparison and contrast 158

Ⅰ.Nature of contrast and comparison 158

Ⅱ.Strategies for writing a comparison-contrast essay 158

Section B：Model essays 162

Unit 11 Cause and Effect Analysis 170

Section A：Understanding cause and effect analysis 170

Ⅰ.Nature of cause and effect analysis 170

Ⅱ.Strategies for using cause-effect analysis in an essay 170

Section B：Model essays 174

Unit 12 Process Analysis 181

Section A：Understanding process analysis 181

Ⅰ.Nature of process analysis 181

Ⅱ.Strategies for writing a process analysis essay 182

Section B：Model essays 184

Unit 13 Writing Letters 192

Section A：Nature of letter writing 192

Ⅰ.Types of letters 192

Ⅱ.Parts of a letter 193

Ⅲ.Differences between personal letters and business letters 197

Ⅳ.Forms of layout for a letter 198

Section B：Sample letters 200

Ⅰ.Business letters 200

Ⅱ.Personal letters 203

Unit 14 Writing a Resume and a Cover Letter 209

Section A：Resume 209

Ⅰ.Function of a resume 209

Ⅱ.Parts of a resume 210

Ⅲ.Sample resumes 212

Section B：Cover letter 215

Ⅰ.Parts of a cover letter 215

Ⅱ.Sample cover letters 216

Unit 15 Writing Memos 221

Section A：Layout of a memoranda 221

Section B：Sample memos 224

Unit 16 Punctuation 227

Section A：A brief overview of punctuation 227

Section B：End punctuation 228

Ⅰ.Period 228

Ⅱ.Question mark 230

Ⅲ.Exclamation mark 230

Section C：Comma 231

Section D：Other types of punctuation 235

Ⅰ.Semicolon 235

Ⅱ.Colon 237

Ⅲ.Quotation marks 239

Ⅳ.Dash and parentheses 241

Ⅴ.Brackets 244

Ⅵ.Hyphen 245

Ⅶ.Ellipsis mark 246

Ⅷ.Slash 246

Ⅸ.Apostrophe 247

主要参考书目 249