美国大学英语写作 第6版PDF电子书下载

PART ONE:ESSAY WRITING 短文写作 1

1 An Introduction to Writing 3

Point and Support 4

Structure of the Traditional Essay 7

Benefits of Writing the Traditional Essay 12

Writing as a Skill 12

Writing as a Process of Discovery 13

Writing as a Way to Communicate with Others 14

Keeping a Journal 15

Using a Computer 15

Review Activities 18

Using This Text 21

2 The Writing Process 22

Prewriting 23

Writing a First Draft 31

Revising 33

Editing 34

Review Activities 37

3 The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing 48

Step 1:Begin with a Point,or Thesis 48

Step 2:Support the Thesis with Specific Evidence 54

Practice in Advancing and Supporting a Thesis 60

4 The Third Step in Essay Writing 76

Step 3:Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence 76

Introductions,Conclusions,and Titles 85

Practice in Organizing and Connecting Specific Evidence 93

5 The Fourth Step in Essay Writing 101

Revising Sentences 101

Editing Sentences 120

Practice in Revising Sentences 122

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 短文的分类和写作手法 159

7 Introduction to Essay Development 161

Important Considerations in Essay Development 162

8 Description 168

READING:Lou's Place&Beth Johnson 189

9 Narration 189

READING:The Yellow Ribbon&Pete Hamill 189

10 Examples 205

READING:Dad&Andrew H.Malcolm 205

11 Process 225

READING:How to Do Well on a Job Interview&Glenda Davis 225

12 Cause and Effect 243

READING:Taming the Anger Monster&Anne Davidson 243

13 Comparison and Contrast 262

READING:Born to Be Different?&Camille Lewis 262

14 Definition 284

READING:Television Addiction&Marie Winn 284

15 Division and Classification 301

READING:Wait Divisions&Tom Bodett 301

16 Argumentation 317

READING:Ban the Things.Ban Them All.&Molly Ivins 317

PART THREE:SPECIAL SKILLS 实用写作技巧 337

17 Taking Essay Exams 339

18 Writing a Summary 347

19 Writing a Report 357

20 Writing a Résumé and Job Application Letter 362

21 Using the Library and the Internet 367

22 Writing a Research Paper 382

PART FOUR:HANDBOOK OF SENTENCE SKILLS 句子写作技巧指南 407

GRAMMAR 409

23 Subjects and Verbs 409

24 Fragments 414

25 Run-Ons 428

26 Regular and Irregular Verbs 442

27 Subject-Verb Agreement 451

28 Additional Information About Verbs 457

29 Pronoun Agreement and Reference 461

30 Pronoun Types 467

31 Adjectives and Adverbs 473

32 Misplaced Modifiers 478

33 Dangling Modifiers 481

MECHANICS 486

34 Manuscript Form 486

35 Capital Letters 488

36 Numbers and Abbreviations 496

PUNCTUATION 499

37 Apostrophe 499

38 Quotation Marks 506

39 Comma 513

40 Other Punctuation Marks 523

WORD USE 528

41 Spelling Improvement 528

42 Commonly Confused Words 533

43 Effective Word Choice 544

44 Editing Tests 551

45 ESL Pointers 562

PART FIVE:READINGS FOR WRITING 以阅读带动写作 577

Introduction to the Readings 579

Looking Inward 584

Three Passions&Bertrand Russell 584

Thank You&Alex Haley 588

Shame&Dick Gregory 595

I Became Her Target&Roger Wilkins 602

Smash Thy Neighbor&John McMurtry 608

In My Day&Russell Baker 616

Observing Others 624

A Legendary Moment&Haven Kimmel 624

The Professor Is a Dropout&Beth Johnson 629

The Monster&Deems Taylor 638

Why Are Students Turned Off?&Casey Banas 645

Propaganda Techniques in Today's Advertising&Ann McClintock 651

Confronting Problems 660

Bombs Bursting in Air&Beth Johnson 660

Here's to Your Health&Joan Dunayer 667

How to Make It in College,Now That You're Here&Brian O'Keeney 673

College Lectures:Is Anybody Listening?&David Daniels 682

Seven Ways to Keep the Peace at Home&Daniel A.Sugarman 689

In Praise of the F Word&Mary Sherry 699

Reading Comprehension Chart 706

Credits 707

Index 709