Part One Essay Writing 2
Chapter 1 Introduction to Essay Writing 2
1.1 The Thesis Statement 3
1.2 Structure of an Essay 4
1.3 Guidelines for Organizing the Essay 10
1.4 Technical Standards 13
Assignment 16
Chapter 2 Essay Development(Ⅰ):Narration,Description,Process Analysis 18
2.1 Narration 19
2.2 Description 23
2.3 Process Analysis 29
Assignment 34
Chapter 3 Essay Development(Ⅱ):Exemplification,Definition,Classification 37
3.1 Exemplification 38
3.2 Definition 42
3.3 Classification 46
Assignment 51
Chapter 4 Essay Development(Ⅲ):Comparison and Contrast 53
4.1 Overview 54
4.2 Types of Comparison and Contrast Essays 54
4.3 Organization of a Comparison and Contrast Essay 57
4.4 Guidelines for Writing the Comparison and Contrast Essay 62
4.5 Sample Analysis 63
Assignment 66
Chapter 5 Essay Development(Ⅳ):Cause and Effect 67
5.1 Overview 68
5.2 Features of the Cause and Effect Essay 68
5.3 Types of Cause and Effect Essays 72
5.4 Organization of a Cause and Effect Essay 76
5.5 Guidelines for Writing the Cause and Effect Essay 78
5.6 Sample Analysis 80
Assignment 82
Chapter 6 Essay Development(Ⅴ):Argumentation 84
6.1 Overview 85
6.2 Features of Argumentation 85
6.3 Types of Argumentation 87
6.4 Organization of an Argumentative Essay 90
6.5 Guidelines for Writing the Argumentative Essay 93
6.6 Sample Analysis 96
Assignment 97
Part Two Biomedical Writing 102
Chapter 7 Abstract(Ⅰ) 102
7.1 Overview 103
7.2 The Abstract and the Summary 104
7.3 Types of Abstracts 106
7.4 Guidelines for Writing the Abstract 109
7.5 Sample Analysis 111
Assignment 115
Chapter 8 Abstract(Ⅱ):Structure of the Abstract 117
8.1 Overview 118
8.2 Non-structured Abstract 118
8.3 Full-structured Abstract 121
8.4 Semi-structured Abstract 125
Assignment 129
Chapter 9 Abstract（Ⅲ）:Language Features of the Abstract 131
9.1 Overview 132
9.2 Tenses 132
9.3 Stock Phrases 135
Assignment 145
Chapter 10 Overview of Biomedical Writing 147
10.1 Overview 148
10.2 Types of Biomedical Papers 148
10.3 Components and Contents of the Biomedical Paper 152
10.4 General Guidelines for Writing the Biomedical Paper 163
Assignment 165
Chapter 11 Introduction and Methods 166
11.1 Introduction 167
11.2 Methods 171
Assignment 176
Chapter 12 Results and Discussion 179
12.1 Results 180
12.2 Discussion 188
Assignment 193