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