Resources for writers with readings : from paragraph to essay / Elizabeth Cloninger Long.

Contents;

Part one: Getting started
Chapter 1: Your strengths as a writer
Chapter 2: The bases of good writing: The four Cs
Chapter 3: Writing for a reader and a reason

Part two: The writing process
Chapter 4: Prewriting: Coming up with ideas
Chapter 5: Drafting: Writing a rough draft
Chapter 6: Revising: Making changes in your draft
Chapter 7: Editing: Checking for correctness
etc.

Part three: The elements of good writing
Chapter 9: Writing an effective topic sentence
Chapter 10: Using specific details for support and illustration
Chapter 11: Organizing and liking ideas
Chapter 12: Sensitive writing
etc.

Part four: Strategies for paragraph development
Chapter 17: Providing illustrations and examples
Chapter 18: Narrating an event or a story
Chapter 19: Describing a scene, a person, or an object
Chapter 20: Classifying and dividing
etc.

Part five: Writing essays
Chapter 26: The essay and the thesis statement
Chapter 27: Prewriting for and drafting your essay
Chapter 28: Revising and editing your essay

Part six: Writing for different purpose
Chapter 29: Essay exams
Chapter 30: Writing summaries
Chapter 31: Writing to get a job
Chapter 32: Proper format

Part seven: Writing correct sentences
Chapter 33: Prepositional phrases
Chapter 34: Subjects and verbs
Chapter 35: Clauses
Chapter 36: Run-on sentences
Chapter 37: Fragments
etc.

Part eight: Punctuation and mechanics
Chapter 48: Commas
Chapter 49: Apostrophes
Chapter 50: Quotation marks
Chapter 51: Other punctuation marks
etc.

Index : p. I.1-I.10.