Chapter 1 English Composition and the Chinese Student THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE YOUR WRITING STRENGTHS WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES? GAINING CONFIDENCE IN WRITING READING AND WRITING HOW THIS BOOK IS ORGANIZED READINGS Chapter 2 Planning to Write STEP ONE: PLANNING STEP TWO: RESEARCH STEP THREE: DRAFTING STEP FOUR: REVIEWING AND REVISING Chapter 3 Guiding the Reader THESIS STATEMENT PARAGRAPHING TRANSITIONS OUTLINING INTRODUCTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS READINGS Chapter 4 Writing Clearly READING ENGLISH A READABLE STYLE COMMON GRAMMA TICAL PROBLEMS Chapter 5 Developing a Portfolio of Your Writing RESEARCH TOPICS SAMPLE PORTFOLIOS Chapter 6 Writing on Your Experiences PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE METHODS OF DEVELOPMENT ASSIGNMENT 1:EXPRESSING KNOWLEDGE AND OPINIONS READINGS PLANNING/SELF-EVALUATION OF DRAFT PEER REVIEW REVISION Chapter 7 Using and Acknowledging Resources USING THE LIBRARY SUMMARY, PARAPHRASE, AND QUOTATION ACKNOWLEDGING SOURCES Chapter 8 Writing to Inform PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE RESEARCH PROPOSAL AND WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY UNDERSTANDING FACTS AND ISSUES METHODS OF DEVELOPMENT USING GRAPHICS ASSIGNMENT 2 — WRITING TO INFORM READINGS PLANNING/SELF-EVALUATION OF DRAFT PEER REVIEW REVISION Chapter 9 Writing to Persuade PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE METHODS OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH PAPER FORMAT ASSIGNMENT 3 — WRITING TO PERSUADE PROGRESS REPORT READINGS PLANNING/SELF-EVALUATION OF DRAFT Chapter 10 Answering Essay Examinations PREPARING FOR AN ESSAY EXAM: THE LONG VIEW PREPARING FOR AN ESSAY EXAM: CLOSE TO TEST TIME TAKING THE EXAM SAMPLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS