About the Authors
序言
Foreword
Introduction for Students
Introduction for Teachers
Table of Contents
Lesson 1
Writing Skills--The Basics
1.1. Introduction
Type of Writing--Academic Paragraphs
1.2. Writing Your First Essay
Lesson 2
Writing Skills--Don't Copy: Learn to Paraphrase
2.1. Plagiarism
2.2. Paraphrasing, Using Quotations, and Using Idioms
Lesson 3
Writing Skills--Before You Get Started
3.1. Know Your Readers
3.2. How to Begin
Lesson 4
Type of Writing--Documented Academic Essays
4.1. Constructing an Academic Essay in English
4.2. Documenting Your Essay
Lesson 5
Writing Skills--How to "Talk" to Them
Lesson 6
Type of Writing--Product Descriptions
6.1. The Basics: Introduction, Body and Conclusion
6.2. Keep Product Descriptions Simple and Clear
Lesson 7
Writing Skills--Successful Writing Is a Process
7.1. Rewriting and Editing
7.2. Use Every Advantage
Lesson 8
Better Writing Study Guide (Part 2; GS-G12)
G8. Connectives
G9. Agreement
G10. Providing Examples (For Example, Such As, and More)
G11. Using Many, Much, Any and A Lot
G12. Miscellaneous Points (Numbers, Italics, Fluff & Overgeneralizations)
Lesson 9
Writing Skills--The Simple Sentence
Lesson 10
Writing Skills--Be Specific, Precise and Brief
Lesson 11
Type of Writing--Reviews
Lesson 12
Writing Skills--People Like Stories About People
12.1. Stay in Touch with People
12.2. Transitions--Move Your Reader Along
Lesson 13
Better Writing Study Guide (Part 3; G13-G15)
G13. More About Connectives and Transitions
G14. Verb Agreement with Names and Collective Nouns
G15. Articles: The, A, &An
Lesson 14
Writing Skills--Punctuation
14.1. Basic Punctuation
14.2. Punctuation When Explaining and Typing
Lesson 15
Looking Back: Midterm Review
Lesson 16
Writing Skills--Recharge Your "IONS" (Active Writing)
Lesson 17
Type of Writing--the News
17.1. Introduction to Journalistic Writing
17.2. Writing News Articles
Lesson 18
Writing Skills--Adverbs and Adjectives
18.1. Adverbs
18.2. Adjectives
18.3. Sources of Confusion over Adverbs and Adjectives
Lesson 19
Better Writing Study Guide (Part 4; G16-G20)
G16. Choosing Since, Because, As or Like
G17. Expressing How We Feel
G18. Problems with Countable and Uncountable Words
G19. Common Chinglish Mistakes
G20. Related Terms That Are Commonly Confused
Lesson 20
Type of Writing--Editorials
20.1. Writing Editorials
20.2. Writing Letters to the Editor
Lesson 21
Writing Skills--Loaded Words
Lesson 22
Type of Writing--Feature Articles
22.1. Writing Feature Articles
22.2. Chart: Journalistic Writing (Comparison Summary)
Lesson 23
Writing Skills--liches and Show-offs
23.1. Avoid Cliches
23.2. The Changing Nature of Words
23.3. Show-offs
Lesson 24
Writing Skills--Fighting Clutter
Lesson 25
Writing Skills--Metaphors
Lesson 26
Type of Writing--Business Correspondence
Lesson 27
Writing Skills--Little Slips
Lesson 28
Writing Skills--Misused Words
28.1. Misused, Confused and Misspelled Words (in Alphabetical Order)
Lesson 29
Summary
29.1. DeWitt Scott's Successful Writing Guidelines
Lesson 30
Writing Skills--Creating Questions (Bonus Lesson)
Appendix A--Marking Key for Sample Essays
Appendix B--Important Collocations (Life & Travel)
Appendix C--Better Writing Study Guide (Part 1; G1-G7)
G1. Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
G2. The Past and Future (Can, Could, Later, May, Will, & Recent)
G3. Using Learn, Study, Understand & Know
G4. Common Sources of Confusion
G5. Showing Comparison or Contrast
G6. Making a Verb Negative
G7. Paragraphs, Capitalization, and Titles
Appendix D--More Help for Teachers
Appendix E--Journalistic Group Project Info
Answer Key
Glossary
Index to Key Concepts
Detailed Table of Contents & Better Writing Index
Further Readings
Acknowledgements