第一部分 1
Chapter One What Is Writing？（总论） 1
Chapter Two Paragraph Writing（段落写作） 3
Chapter Three Prose Writing（散文写作） 10
Chapter Four Three Basic Writing Styles（写作的基本型式） 14
Chapter Five Writing Practice（写作练习） 20
Ⅰ．Topic Sentence（主题句） 20
Ⅱ．Concluding Sentence（结尾句） 25
Ⅲ．Supporting Ideas（支持论点） 30
Ⅳ．Simple Transitional Words（转折语） 36
Ⅴ．Stance（人称的一致） 43
Chapter Six Conclusion（结论） 49
Appendix 习题解答 54
第二部分 67
Chapter One Introduction 67
Chapter Two The Structure of Writing 69
A．The paragraph:the basic unit of writing 69
B．Topic sentences and concluding sentences 75
C．Supporting ideas 87
D．Writing styles 96
Chapter Three Problems in Writing 99
A．Redundancy 99
B．Stance 105
C．Tenses 109
D．Unity 113
E．Problems in usage 117
Chapter Four Old and New Tools for Writing 124
A．Transitional words 124
B．Cause and effect 130
Chapter Five Different Modes of Writing 140
A．Letter and journal writing 140
B．Topic sentence writing 142
C．Guided writing 142
D．Topic writing 143
E．Questions and answers 144
F．Summary 144
Chapter Six Conclusion 147
Appendices 习题解答 148