Chapter One Essay Writing 1.1 The Basic Structure of an Essay 1.1.1 The Introduction of an Essay 1.1.2 The Body ofan Essay 1.1.3 The Conclusion of an Essay 1.2 Types of Essays 1.2.1 Narrative Essays 1.2.2 Descriptive Essays 1.2.3 Expositive Essays 1.2.4 Argumentative Essays 1.3 The Process of Writing an Essay 1.4 Evaluation of an Essay 1.5 Sample Essays and Discussions
Chapter Two Letter Writing 2.1 Addressing an Envelope 2.2 The Format/Lay-out of a Letter 2.2.1 The Heading 2.2.2 The Date 2.2.3 The Salutation 2.2.4 The Body 2.2.5 The Complimentary Close 2.2.6 The Signature 2.3 Personal Letter Writing 2.3.1 Family Letter Writing 2.3.2 Friendly Letter Writing 2.4 Social Letter Writing 2.4.1 Informal Social Letter Writing 2.4.2 Formal Social Letter Writing
Chapter Three Note Writing 3.1 Major Differences Between a Standard Letter and a Note 3.2 The Format of a Note 3.3 The Content of a Note 3.4 The Language of a Note 3.5 Points to Keep in Mind When Writing a Note
Chapter Four Business Letter Writing 4.1 The Importance of Business Letter Writing 4.2 The Format / Layout of a Business Letter 4.2.1 The Heading and the Date 4.2.2 The Inside Address 4.2.3 The Salutation 4.2.4 The Body 4.2.5 The Complimentary Close 4.2.6 The Signature : 4.3 Sample Business Letters for Various Purposes 4.4 Evaluation of a Business Letter
Chapter Five Miscellaneous Practical Writing 5.1 Application Letter and Resume Writing 5.1.1 Request Letter Writing 5.1.2 Application Letter Writing 5.1.3 Resume Writing 5.2 E-mail Writing 5.2.1 The Structure of an E-mail Message 5.2.2 Tips to Good E-mail Communication 5.3 Summary Writing 5.3.1 Points to Keep in Mind When Writing a Summary 5.3.2 Steps Taken in Writing a Summary 5.3.3 A Sample Summary 5.4 Book Report Writing 5.4.1 The Content and Structure of a Book Report 5.4.2 Points to Keep in Mind When Writing a Book Report 5.5 Diagrammatic Information Description 5.5.1 Forms of Diagrams 5.5.2 The Content of a Diagrammatic Description 5.5.3 Steps Taken in Describing the Information of a Diagram 5.5.4 Some Useful Expressions in Diagrammatic Description 5.5.5 Sample Articles of Diagrammatic Description
Appendix Appendix Ⅰ Key to Exercises Appendix Ⅱ Correction Symbols Appendix Ⅲ The Fifty States of the U.S.A. and Their Abbreviations Appendix Ⅳ Writing Terms Appendix Ⅴ Useful Expressions, Idioms, Proverbs, and Famous Sayings. Bibliography
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