Chapter 1 Writing a Research Essay 1
Section 1 Reading the research essays 1
Section 2 Understanding the structure of a research essay 9
Section 3 Writing topic sentences 12
Section 4 Avoiding plagiarism 16
Chapter 2 Writing a Synthesis Essay 36
Section 1 Reading the synthesis essays 36
Section 2 Understanding the structure of a synthesis essay 45
Section 3 Writing supporting sentences 50
Section 4 Summarizing and synthesizing 56
Chapter 3 Writing an Argumentative Essay 76
Section 1 Reading the argumentative essays 76
Section 2 Understanding the structure of an argumentative essay 83
Section 3 Writing a good introduction with a proper thesis statement 88
Section 4 Formality 95
Chapter 4 Writing a Definition Essay 105
Section 1 Reading the definition essays 105
Section 2 Understanding the structure of a definition essay 113
Section 3 Writing body paragraphs 117
Section 4 Subordination 122
Chapter 5 Writing a Cause and Effect Essay 132
Section 1 Reading the cause and effect essays 132
Section 2 Understanding the structure of a cause and effect essay 139
Section 3 Writing a conclusion 146
Section 4 Effective use of words 153
Chapter 6 Writing a Comparison and Contrast Essay 166
Section 1 Reading the comparison and contrast essays 166
Section 2 Understanding the structure of a comparison and contrast essay 173
Section 3 Creating coherent writing 183
Section 4 Variety in sentence structure and sentence length 190
2013—2014学年第二学期期末考试试卷 200