《大学英文写作》以非英语专业大学本科学生为主要对象，以《大学英语教学指南(2016)》为基本依据和指导，突出大学英文写作的系统性、过程性和可操作性，结合国防科技大学英语教学团队多年来写作教学的经验和研究成果编写而成。本教材分为三个部分共十七单元，涵盖了大学英文写作的基本内容，重点、难点突出。

PART Ⅰ WRITING BASICS
Unit 1 Critical Thinking, Reading & Writing
What Is Critical Thinking
What Is Critical Reading
Writing Critically About Reading
Unit Review
Unit 2 Writing- Process
Prewriting
Drafting
Revising
Proofreading and Editing
Making the Final Copy
Unit Review
Unit 3 Topic
What iS Topic
Narrowing Your Topic
Exploring Your Topic
Writing Your Own Topic and Ideas
Unit Review
Unit 4 Topic Sentence & Thesis Statement
What Are Topic Sentence and Thesis Statement
Developing a Topic Sentence or a Thesis Statement
Writing Your Own Topic Sentence or Thesis Statement
Unit Review
Unit 5 Supporting Points
What Are Supporting Points
Practicing Supporting a Thesis
Writing Your Own Support
Unit Review
PART Ⅱ DIFFERENT KINDS OF PARAGRAPHS AND ESSAYS
Unit 6 Narration
What Is Narration
Reading for Writing
A Test of True Love
Fish Cheeks
Writing Portfolio
Unit Review
Unit 7 Description
What Is Description
Reading for Writing
The Kitchen
Here is New York
Writing Portfolio
Unit Review
Unit 8 Exemplification
What Is Exemplification
Reading for Writing
Privacy in the Information Age
Gender Bias in Language
Writing Portfolio
Unit Review
Unit 9 Comparison and Contrast
What Are Comparison and Contrast
Reading for Writing
Obtaining Music from the Internet
Unstoppable Double-Fudge Chocolate Mudslide Explosion
Writing Portfolio
Unit Review
Unit 10 Cause and Effect
What Are Cause and Effect
Reading for Writing
The Death of the Newspaper
Bad Attitudes and Glowworms
Writing Portfolio
Unit Review
Unit 11 Pr0cess Analysis
What Is-Process Analysis
Reading for Writing
How to Complain
How to Write a Personal Letter
Writing Portfolio
Unit Review
Unit 12 Definition
What Is Definition
Reading for Writing
Retail Therapy or Shopaholism
Are You in a Superficial Relationship?
Writing Portfolio
Unit Review
Unit 13 Classification and Division
What Are Classification and Division
Reading for Writing
Cannibalism: It Still Exists
Styles of Popular Music
Writing Portfolio
Unit Review
Unit 14 Argument
What Is Argument
Reading for Writing
The Right to Die
Commercialism of Holidays Benefits the Nation
Writing Portfolio
Unit Review
PART Ⅲ SPECIAL COLLEGE WRING PROJECT
Unit 15 Summaries and Reports
What Is Summary
Steps of Writing a Summary
Friends, Good Friends--and Such Good Friends
What Is Report
A Report on I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Steps of Writing a Report
Unit Review
Unit 16 Cover Letter and Resume
What Is a Cover Letter
Steps of Writing a Cover Letter
What Is a Resume
Steps of Writing a Resume
Unit Review
Unit 17 Research Paper
What Is a Research Paper
Educating Kids at Home
Steps of Writing a Research Paper
Unit Review
Key to the Exercises
Unit 1 Critical Thinking, Reading & Writing
Unit 3 Topic
Unit 4 Topic Sentence & Thesis Statement
Unit 5 Supporting'Points
Unit 6 Narration
Unit 7 Description
Unit 8 Exemplification
Unit 9 Comparison and Contrast
Unit 10 Cause and Effect
Unit 11 Process Analysis
Unit 12 Definition
Unit 13 Classification and Division
Unit 14 Argument
Unit 15 Summaries and Reports
Unit 17 Research Paper
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