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| All chapters includes "Journal Exercise" and "Computer Exercise" | |
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| Preface for the Instructor | |
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| Preface for the Student | |
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| Getting a Handle on Your Writing.Learning How to Write | |
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| The Decision to Write.Influences on Your Writing: Internal and External Forces | |
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| Internal Forces | |
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| Prewriting | |
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| External Forces | |
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| Purpose Audience Subject | |
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| What Can You Do Now and Why? | |
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| Reading Talking and Listening Observing | |
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| Exercise 1-1 | |
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| The Gathering Process: Finding Ideas and Prewriting.The Impetus to Write.Searching for Good Ideas.The Electronic Media Bookstores and Newsstands Libraries.Prewriting Techniques.Brainstorming | |
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| Exercise 2-1 | |
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| Exercise 2-2 Freewriting | |
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| Exercise 2-3 Asking Questions | |
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| Exercise 2-4 Clustering | |
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| Exercise 2-5 Outlining | |
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| Exercise 2-6 Keeping a Journal Journal Exercise.Grammar Instruction and Exercises: Capitalization and End Punctuation | |
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| The Building Blocks: Basic Structures of the Paragraph | |
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| Topic Sentences | |
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| Being Specific Being Direct Expressing a Point of View or Argument | |
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| Using a Outline to Develop Your Argument | |
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| Exercise 3-1 | |
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| Exercise 3-2 | |
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| Choosing Where to Place the Topic Sentence | |
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| Choosing the Topic Sentence as First Sentence | |
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| Choosing the Topic Sentence as Last Sentence | |
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| Choosing the Topic Sentence in the Middle of the Paragraph | |
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| Exercise 3-3 | |
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| Coherence in Paragraphs | |
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| Exercise 3-4 | |
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| Choosing Support for Your Paragraph | |
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| Choosing Factual Evidence Versus Opinion and Interpretation | |
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| Transitions | |
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| Exercise 3-5 | |
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| Wrap-Up Sentences | |
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| Titles for Paragraphs | |
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| Student Writing Assignment | |
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| Start-Up Suggestions Self-Revision Questions Peer Editing Guidelines for Paragraphs Your Choices: Paragraphs | |
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| The Revision Process: A Student Writing Sample | |
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| Grammar Instruction and Exercises: Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences | |
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| Telling It Like It Is: Narration, Description, and Example in Paragraphs | |
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| Why Choose Narration? | |
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| Exercise 4-1 Topic Sentences | |
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| Exercise 4-2 Support Transitions | |
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| Student Writing Assignment: Narration Start-Up Suggestions Self-Revision Questions Peer Editing Guidelines for Narration Your Choices: Narration | |
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| Why Choose Description? | |
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| Exercise 4-3 Topic Sentences | |
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| Exercise 4-4 Support Transitions | |
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| Student Writing Assignment: Description | |
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| Start-Up Suggestions Self-Revision Questions Peer Editing Guidelines for Description Your Choices: Description | |
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| Why Choose Example? | |
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| Exercise 4-5 Topic Sentences | |
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| Exercise 4-6 Support Transitions | |
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| Student Writing Assignment: Example | |
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| Start-Up Suggestions Self-Revision Questions Peer Editing Guidelines for Example Your Choices: Example | |
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| Exercise 4-7 | |
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| Computer Exercise | |
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| The Revision Process: A Student Writing Sample | |
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| Grammar Instruction and Exercises: Verbals | |
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| The Thing Itself: Definition and Classification Paragraphs | |
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| Journal Exercise | |
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| Choosing Words | |
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| Concrete Words Abstract Words | |
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| Why Choose Definition? | |
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| Exercise 5-1 Topic Sentences | |
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| Exercise 5-2 Support Transitions | |
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| Student Writing Assignment: Definition | |
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| Start-Up Suggestions Self-Revision Questions Peer Editing Guidelines for Definition Your Choices: Definition | |
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| Why Choose Classification? | |
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| Exercise 5-4 Topic Sentences | |
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| Exercise 5-5 Support Transitions | |
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| Student Writing Assignment: Classification | |
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| Start-Up Suggestions Self-Revision Questions Peer Editing Guidelines for Classification Your Choices: Classification | |
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| The Revision Process: A Student Writing Sample | |
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| Grammar Instruction and Exercises: Parallel Structure | |
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| Similarities and Differences: Comparison and Contrast Paragraphs | |
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| Why Choose Comparison and Contrast? | |
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| Exercise 6-1 Topic Sentences | |
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| Exercise 6-2 Support | |
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| Exercise 6-3 Transitions.Choosing Comparison-Only | |
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| Exercise 6-4 | |
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| Exercise 6-5.Choosing Contrast-Only | |
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| Exercise 6-6 | |
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| Exercise 6-7 | |
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| Student Writing Assignment: Comparison and Contrast | |
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| Start-Up Suggestions Self-Revision Questions Peer Editing Guidelines for Comparison and Contrast Your Choices: Comparison and Contrast | |
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| The Revision Process: A Student Writing Sample | |
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| Grammar Instruction an | |