Chapter 1 Overview Warming up Exercises Writing as a Process of Discovery The Three Stages of Writing Process Writing as Both a Linear and Circular Activity The Purpose Behind Your Writing The Audience of Your Writing The Dynamics of Writing Assignments Chapter 2 Pre-writing Assessing the Writing Situation Generating Ideas Organizing ideas Assignments Chapter 3 Composing Drafting an Introduction with a Thesis Drafting the Body Drafting a Conclusion Rule of Thumb for Composing Assignments Chapter 4 Revising Global Revision Editing Proofreading Two Types of Titles Suggestions for Titling an Essay Assignments Chapter 5 Thesis Statement Pre-writing Introduction to an Essay Organization of an Essay Thesis and Thesis Statement How to Write a Good Thesis Statement Evaluation of Student Samples Assignments Chapter 6 Introduction Pre-writing Introduction to an Essay How to Write an Introduction Evaluation of Student Samples Assignments Chapter 7 Body Pre-writing Body of an Essay How to Write Good Body Paragraphs Evaluation of Student Samples Assignments Chapter 8 Conclusion Pre-writing Conclusion of an Essay How to Write a Conclusion Evaluation of Student Samples Assignments Chapter 9 Narration Pre-writing Writing a Narrative Essay Structure of a Narrative Essay Evaluation of Student Samples Assignments Chapter 10 Description Pre-writing Writing a Descriptive Essay Evaluation of Student Samples Assignments Chapter 11 Illustration Pre-writing Writing an Illustrative Essay Structure of an Illustrative Essay Evaluation of Student Samples Assignments Chapter 12 Cause-Effect Pre-writing Writing a Cause-and-Effect Essay Evaluation of Student Samples Assignments Chapter 13 Comparison-Contrast Pre-writing Writing a Comparison/Contrast Essay Evaluation of Student Samples Assignments Chapter 14 Process Pre-writing Writing a Process Essay Structure of a Process Essay Evaluation of Student Samples Assignments Chapter 15 Argumentation Pre-writing Writing an Argumentative Essay Evaluation of Student Samples Assignments Chapter 16 Passage summary Uses of Short Summaries Types of Summaries Process of Writing a Summary Methods of Summary Writing Assignments