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PART ONE: Basic Principles of Effective Writing
CHAPTER 1: An Introduction to Writing
  • Understanding Point and Support
  • An Overview of the Book
  • Benefits of Paragraph Writing
  • Writing as a Skill
  • Writing as a Process of Discovery
  • Journal Writing
CHAPTER 2: The Writing Process
  • Prewriting
  • Writing a First Draft
  • Revision
  • 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
  • Step3: Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence
  • Practice in Organizing and Connecting Specific Evidence
CHAPTER 5: The Fourth Step in Writing
  • Revising Sentences
  • Editing Sentences
  • Practice in Revising Sentences
CHAPTER 6: FOUR BASES FOR EVALUATING 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
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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