Chapter One Sentence Writing 1
1．Common Grammatical Mistakes in Sentences 1
2．Typical Weak and Ineffective Sentences 9
3．Ways to Improve the Effectiveness of Sentences 20
Chapter Two Paragraph Writing 41
1．Writing Topic Sentences 41
2．Writing Supporting Sentences 43
3．Writing a Concluding Sentence 46
4．Paragraph Structure and Development 48
5．Time Order 53
6．Space Order 57
7．Combining Space Order and Time Order 59
8．Order of Importance 60
9．Paragraph Coherence 64
10．Paragraph Unity 70
Chapter Three Essay Writing 82
1．Writing the Thesis Statement 82
2．Writing the Introductory Paragraph 84
3．Writing the Developmental Paragraphs 86
4．Writing the Concluding Paragraph 88
Chapter Four Patterns of Essay Development 95
1．Writing Descriptions 95
2．Writing Narrations 103
3．Writing a Process Essay 106
4．Writing an Example Essay 110
5．Writing a Classification Essay 115
6．Writing a Cause or Effect Essay 120
7．Writing a Comparison or Contrast Essay 124
8．Writing a Definition Essay 132
9．Writing a Data Commentary 136
10．Writing an Argument Essay 141
11．The Five—Paragraph Essay 145
Chapter Five Practical Writing 178
1．Application Letter Writing 178
2．Resume Writing 191
3．Memo Writing 203
4．Report Writing 207
Chapter Six Research paper Writing 221
1．Steps in the Research and Writing Process 221
2．Discovering, Narrowing,and Focusing a Topic 222
3．Writing a Thesis Statement 224
4．Finding,Selecting and Evaluating Sources 228
5．Writing Abstract 230
6．Writing an Outline 232
7．Writing the Introduction 234
8．Writing the Body 242
9．Writing the Conclusion 250
10．Revising the Final Draft 255
11．Writing Effective Academic Proposal 257
12．Making an effective oral presentation 259