First Steps In Academic Writing, Longman Academic Writing

This best-selling series takes the mystery out of the composition process as it helps college-bound and college-level ESL students quickly improve their ability to write effectively in English. Addressing organization, rhetoric, grammar and mechanics, and sentence structure, these texts offer clear steps, numerous models, and many opportunities for writing practice

Table of Contents:
Unit 1:         Introducing People   Prewriting Taking Notes   Part 1:             Organization             Paragraph Form                         Model Paragraph: My Classmate             Writing Practice 1: Introducing a Classmate             The Writing Process: An Introduction Part 2:             Grammar and Mechanics             What Is a Sentence?             Subjects and Verbs             End-of-Sentence Punctuation             Capitalization: Five Rules             Writing Practice 2: Introducing Yourself Part 3:              Sentence Structure             Simple Sentences             Connecting Words: and, or             Sentence Combining             Writing Practice 3: Sentence Combining Who Am I? Part 4:             The Writing Process             Review Questions             Freewriting             Writing Practice 4: Introducing Your Family             Additional Writing     Unit 2:        Writing Instructions   Prewriting Brainstorming   Part 1:              Organization             Time-Order Paragraphs                         Model Paragraph: How to Have a Successful Garage Sale             Planning a Paragraph: Outlining                         Model Outline: Time Order             Time-Order Transition Signals             Writing Practice 1: How to Clean Your House after a Party Part 2:              Sentence Structure             Compound Sentences                         Compound Sentences versus Simple Sentences with                                     Compound Verbs             Coordinating Conjunctions: and, but, or, so             Comma Splices             Writing Practice 2: Sentence Combining                         How to Make an Apple Pie Part 3:              Grammar and Mechanics             Capitalization: Five More Rules             Commas: Three Rules Writing Practice 3: Directions to Your House Part 4:              The Writing Process             Review Questions             Writing Practice 4: How to             Additional Writing     Unit 3:         Describing   Prewriting Descriptive Details   Part 1:              Organization             Descriptions             Space-Order Paragraphs                         Model Paragraph: Space Order The Shared Refrigerator             Specific Details             Writing Practice 1: Being Specific The Limousine Part 2:             Grammar and Mechanics             Adjectives             Prepositions             Prepositional Phrases             Writing Practice 2: Describing a Room Part 3:              Sentence Structure             Prepositional Phrases in Space and Time Order                         Position of Prepositional Phrases             Writing Practice 3: Sentence Combining                         The Shared Refrigerator (continued) Part 4:              The Writing Process             Review Questions             Clustering             Writing Practice 4: Describing a Place             Additional Writing     Unit 4:         Listing Characteristics   Prewriting   Part 1:              Organization             The Three Parts of a Paragraph                         Model Paragraph: Listing Order Goldfish             The Topic Sentence             The Supporting Sentences                         Paragraph Unity                         Listing-Order Paragraphs                         Listing-Order Transition Signals             The Concluding Sentence                         Detailed Outlining                         Model: Detailed Paragraph Outline             Writing Practice 1: The Best Pet Part 2:              Sentence Structure             Review of Simple and Compound Sentences             Run-on Sentences                         Fixing Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences             Writing Practice 2: Sentence Combining The “Weaker” Sex Part 3:              Grammar and Mechanics             Adverbs                         Formation of Adverbs             Writing Practice 3: Describing with Adjectives and Adverbs Part 4:              The Writing Process             Review Questions             Writing Practice 4: An Ideal Person             Additional Writing     Unit 5:         Stating Reasons and Using Examples   Prewriting   Part 1:              Organization             Model Paragraph: Using Examples Costa Rica             Reasons and Examples             Transition Signals with Reasons             Transition Signals with Examples             Writing Practice 1: Using Examples Part 2:              Sentence Structure             Independent and Dependent Clauses                         Subordinating Conjunctions             Complex Sentences             Summary: Kinds of Sentences             Fragments             Writing Practice 2: Sentence Combining Camping Part 3:             Grammar and Mechanics             Commas: Four More Rules             Capitalization: Two More Rules             Personal Letter Form             Writing Practice 3: A Personal Letter Part 4:             The Writing Process             Review Questions             Writing Practice 4: Using Reasons and Examples             Additional Writing     Unit 6:         Expressing Your Opinion   Prewriting Boy Divorces Parents   Part 1:              Organization             Facts and Opinions                         Model Paragraph: Capital Punishment             Transition Signals for Opinions             Writing Practice 1: Expressing an Opinion Part 2:              Sentence Structure and Grammar             Adjective Clauses with who, which, and that                         Punctuating Adjective Clauses                         Writing Adjective Clauses                         Reading: A Tragic Mistake–or Murder?             Sentence Fragments (continued)             Writing Practice 2: Sentence Combining Cultures in Conflict Part 3:              Mechanics             Business Letter Form             Writing Practice 3: A Business Letter Part 4:              The Writing Process             Review Questions             Writing Practice 4: Guilty or Innocent?             Additional Writing     Appendix A     Correction Symbols Appendix B     Conjunctions Appendix C     Transition Signals Appendix D     Word Division Appendix E     Parts of Speech Index