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.

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