Part One Manuscript Form 1
Ⅰ.Arrangement 1
Ⅱ.Capitalization 3
Ⅲ.Word Division 3
Ⅳ.Punctuation 4
1.The Comma 5
2.The Period 6
3.The Semicolon 7
4.The Colon 7
Part Two Reading and Writing 13
Ⅰ.The Relationship Between Reading and Writing 13
Ⅱ.Writing After Reading 15
1.The Summary 15
2.The Book Report 21
3.Creative Writing After Reading 24
Part Three What We Write 46
Ⅰ.Why We Write 46
1.Benefits of Writing Activities 46
2.Functions of Specific Writings 48
Ⅱ.Who We Are＆Who We Write For 49
Ⅲ.What We Write 50
1.Reader-Oriented Writing 51
2.Types of Writing 59
Part Four How We Write：The Composition Organization 61
Ⅰ.The Outline 61
1.Brainstorming 62
2.Working Out the Outline 62
Ⅱ.Three Main Parts 64
1.The Beginning Part 64
2.The Body Part 68
3.The Concluding Part 69
Ⅲ.The Composition Organization 71
1.Narration 72
2.Description 75
3.Exposition 82
4.Argumentation 112
Ⅳ.Principles of Good Composition 118
1.Unified 118
2.Well-Organized 119
3.Proportioned 119
4.Justified 119
Part Five How We Write：The Paragraph Development 127
Ⅰ.Paragraphs in Essays 128
1.Paragraphs That Signal a New Idea 128
2.Paragraphs That Expand an Old Idea 130
3.Paragraphs That Function as a Transition 130
4.Paragraphs That Conclude an Idea 132
Ⅱ.Paragraphs Between Themselves 133
1.Transitional Words and Phrases 133
2.Repetition 139
3.Transitional Questions 141
4.Bridging Sentences 142
5.A Combination of Varied Paragraph Transition 145
Ⅲ.Paragraphs Within Themselves 146
1.The Topic Sentence 146
2.The Supporting Sentences 150
3.The Concluding Sentence 155
Ⅳ.Characteristics of Effective Paragraphs 156
1.Unified 157
2.Coherent 158
3.Well-organized 159
4.Complete 159
Part Six How We Polish Our Writing：Choice of Sentences and Words 163
Ⅰ.Choice of Sentences 163
1.Complete Sentences 163
2.Types of Sentences 165
3.Effective Sentences 170
Ⅱ.Choice of Words 181
1.Classification of Words 181
2.The Word Meaning 184
3.Idioms 188
4.Figures of Speech 189
Part Seven How We Revise Our Writing 198
Ⅰ.Self-Check 198
1.Content 199
2.Organization 199
3.Sentences 200
4.Diction 200
5.Mistakes in Mechanics 201
Ⅱ.Peer Review 201
后记 205