PartⅠ
Chapter One Learning About Writing
1.1 Differentiating writing from speaking
1.2 Knowing your audience
1.3 Understanding your subject
1.4 Identifying your purpose
Chapter Two A Comparison Between English and Chinese
2.1 Difference in philosophy
2.2 Difference in the mode of thought
2.3 Linguistic features
Chapter Three Logical Devices in Writing
3.1 Basic concepts in logic
3.2 Inductive reasoning
3.3 Deductive reasoning
3.4 Inductive essay and deductive essay
PartⅡ
Chapter Four Generating Ideas
4.1 Class brainstorming
4.2 Freewriting
4.3 Clustering
4.4 Seven Wh-words
Chapter Five Writing Process
5.1 Stage One: Prewriting
5.2 Stage Two : Writing
5.3 Stage Three : Revision
Chapter Six Essay Types
6.1 Narration
6.2 Description
6.3 Exposition
6.4 Argumentation
PartⅢ
Chapter Seven Writing Skills
7.1 Basic knowledge of English writing
7.2 Classification
7.3 Cause and effect
7.4 Comparison and contrast
7.5 Process
7.6 Examples
7.7 Definition
Chapter Eight Language Skills
8.1 Wording
8.2 Sentence
Chapter Nine Punctuation and Mechanics
9.1 Using end punctuation
9.2 The Comma ,
9.3 The Semicolon ;
9.4 Dash -- and Bracketsparentheses
9.5 Quotation Marks “”
9.6 Capitalization
9.7 Italicization
Bibliography