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| The Basics of Writing: Process and Strategies | |
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| Narration Paragraphs | |
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| The Movie House | |
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| John Updike The Hunt | |
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| Lesley Stern Why Harlem Is Not Manhattan | |
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| The Birthday Cake | |
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| The Memorial Service | |
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| Essays: Learning to Write | |
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| Russell Baker Daughter's Doll Teaches Mom Lesson on Race | |
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| The Story of My Ring | |
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| A Little Nebraska | |
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| Description Paragraphs | |
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| A Perfect Dog | |
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| The Hiroshima Museum | |
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| The Ravine | |
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| The Wreck | |
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| Overindulgence | |
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| Essays | |
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| Hush Timmy--This Is Like a Church | |
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| A Letter from the Desert | |
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| Examples Paragraphs | |
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| Distance Learning | |
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| The Digital Revolution | |
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| Boomtown, U.S.A | |
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| Folk Art in the Barrios | |
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| My Suit | |
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| Essays: The Social Meaning of T-Shirts | |
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| Foreign Flavors, Mainstream Taste | |
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| Between Two Wars, 1913-1945 | |
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| My Mother Never Worked | |
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| Classification and Division Paragraphs | |
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| Chili | |
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| March of Science | |
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| The Mad Dog's Hair: Alcoholism | |
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| Paul Gallico Brain Power | |
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| Essays: "Ever Et Raw Meat?" | |
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| Twinkies, and Ethnic Stereotypes | |
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| Secrets of Man's Unspoken Language | |
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| Start Spreading the News: Seven Things You Should Know Before Moving to New York City | |
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| Comparison and Contrast Paragraphs | |
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| Happy Returns | |
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| Good Girl | |
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| Dogs and Cats | |
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| Essays: Neat People vs. Sloppy People | |
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| Conversational Ballgames | |
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| Sakamoto Indy 500 | |
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| Shopping in Pajamas | |
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| Process Paragraphs | |
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| The Supply Chain | |
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| How to Bathe a Cat | |
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| The Dog Brewing Beer | |
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| The Right Way to Eat an Ice-Cream Cone | |
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| The Cook | |
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| Essays: A Guide to Proper Hand-Washing Technique | |
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| The Beekeeper | |
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| The Art of Making Fimo Beads | |
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| Cause and Effect Paragraphs: Giving In, Michelle Cottle Why Eat Junk Food? | |
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| Judith Wurtman An Eyewitness Account | |
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| A Momentous Arrest | |
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| On Being Unemployed | |
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| Essays: Global Warming in Canada | |
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| Racial Stereotypes Go Underground | |
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| The Thirsty Animal | |
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| More Than Words | |
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| Definition Paragraphs: Running with the Cardio-Bots | |
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| The Ultimate Kitchen Gadget | |
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| What Does It Mean to Be Creative? | |
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| S.I. Hayakawa Grandparents | |
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| Essays: What Is Poverty? | |
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| Jo Goodwin Parker What Is Intelligence, Anyway? | |
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| Isaac Asimov Total Eclipse of the Son | |
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| Their Pinstripes | |
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| Argumentation and Persuasion Paragraphs: Tax Junk Food? | |
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| Yes | |
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| Frightening--and Fantastic | |
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| Drinking--What Age? | |
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| The Measure of Our Success | |
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| Flunking | |
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| Essays: Hang It Up | |
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| Keep the Drinking Age at Twenty-One | |
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| Smoking | |
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| A Burning Issue | |
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| Combining Strategies Paragraphs | |
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| A Trip to Honduras | |
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| The Dare | |
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| A Very Basic Decision | |
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| Time to Look and Listen | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |