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PART ONE: Basic Principles of Effective Writing
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Chapter 1: An Introduction to Writing
Understanding Point and Support
An Overview: How the Book is Organized
Benefits of Paragraph Writing
Writing as a Skill
Writing as a Process of Discovery
Keeping a Journal
Using This Text
Chapter 2: The Writing Process
Prewriting
Writing a First Draft
Revising
Editing
Review Activities
Chapter 3: The First and Second Steps in Writing
Step 1: Begin With a Point
Step 2: Support the Point with Specific Evidence
Practice in Making and Supporting a Point
Chapter 4: The Third Step in Writing
Step 3: Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence
Practice in Organizing and Connecting Specific Evidence
Chapter 5: The Fourth Step in Writing
Step 4: Write Clear, Error-Free Sentences
Revising Sentences
Editing Sentences
Practice in Revising Sentences
Chapter 6: Four Bases for Revising Writing
Base 1: Unity
Base 2: Support
Base 3: Coherence
Base 4: Sentence Skills
Practice in Using the Four Bases
PART TWO: Paragraph Development
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Chapter 7: Introduction to Paragraph Development
Nine Patterns of Paragraph Development
Important Considerations in Paragraph Development
Using a Computer
Using Peer Review
Doing a Personal Review
Chapter 8: Providing Examples
Chapter 9: Explaining a Process
Chapter 10: Examining Cause and Effect
Chapter 11: Comparing or Contrasting
Chapter 12: Defining a Term
Chapter 13: Dividing and Classifying
Chapter 14: Describing a Scene or Person
Chapter 15: Narrating an Event
Chapter 16: Arguing a Position
Chapter 17: Additional Paragraph Assignments
PART THREE: Essay Development
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Chapter 18: Writing the Essay
What Is an Essay?
Important Points About the Essay
Essays to Consider
Planning the Essay
Essay Writing Assignments
PART FOUR: Special Skills
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Chapter 19: Developing Key Study Skills
Chapter 20: Writing an Exam Essay
Chapter 21: Writing a Summary
Chapter 22: Writing a Report
Chapter 23: Writing a Resume and Job Application Letter
Chapter 24: Using the Library and the Internet
Chapter 25: Writing a Research Paper
PART FIVE: Handbook of Sentence Skills
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Sentence-Skills Diagnostic Test
Grammar
Chapter 26: Subjects and Verbs
Chapter 27: Sentence Sense
Chapter 28: Fragments
Chapter 29: Run-ons
Chapter 30: Standard English Verbs
Chapter 31: Irregular Verbs
Chapter 32: Subject-Verb Agreement
Chapter 33: Pronoun Agreement and Reference
Chapter 34: Pronoun Types
Chapter 35: Adjectives and Adverbs
Chapter 36: Misplaced Modifiers
Chapter 37: Dangling Modifiers
Mechanics
Chapter 38: Paper Format
Chapter 39: Capital Letters
Chapter 40: Numbers and Abbreviations
Punctuation
Chapter 41: Apostrophe
Chapter 42: Quotation Marks
Chapter 43: Comma
Chapter 44: Other Punctuation Marks
Word Use
Chapter 45: Using the Dictionary
Chapter 46: Improving Spelling
Chapter 47: Vocabulary Development
Chapter 48: Commonly Confused Words
Chapter 49: Effective Word Choice
Practice
Chapter 50: Combined Mastery Tests
Chapter 51: Editing Tests
Sentence-Skills Achievement Test
CHAPTER 52: ESL Pointers
APPENDIX: Answers and Charts
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Answers to Sentence Skills Diagnostic Test and Introductory Projects
Charts
INDEX
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