Part One: The Basics of the Short Essay
Chapter 1 Prewriting
Chapter 2 The Thesis Statement
Chapter 3 The Body Paragraphs
Chapter 4 Beginnings and Endings
Chapter 5 Drafting and Revising: Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking
Chapter 6 Effective Sentences
Chapter 7 Word Logic
Chapter 8 The Reading—Writing Connection
Part Two: Purposes, Modess,and Strategies
Chapter 9 Exposition
Chapter 10 Argumentation
Chapter 11 Description
Chapter 12 Narration
Chapter 13 Writing Essays Using Multiple Strategies
Part Three: Special Assignments
Chapter 14 Writing a Paper Using Research
Chapter 15 Classroom Writing: Exams, Timed Essays, and Presentations
Chapter 16 Writing about Literature
Chapter 17 Writing about Visual Arts
Chapter 18 Writing about Film
Chapter 19 Writing in the World of Work
Part Four: A Concise Handbook
Chapter 20 Major Errors in Grammar
Chapter 21 A Concise Guide to Punctuation
Chapter 22 A Concise Guide to Mechanics
Index