CONTENIDO

Chapter 1 Concept of writing and steps of the writing process.

1.1 Concept of Writing.
1.2 Writing Process.
1.2.1 Prewriting.
1.2.2 Organizing.
1.2.2.1 Methods of arranging details- Organizing.
1.2.2.2 Topic, purpose and audience: Three interactive elements of writing.
1.2.3 Drafting.
1.2.4 Revising.
1.2.5 Editing.
1.3 Mechanics.
1.3.1 Sentence Structure and End Punctuation.
1.3.2 Commas and misuse of commas.
1.3.3 Semicolon and Colon.
1.3.4 Hyphen, dash, and apostrophe.
1.3.5 Quotation marks and italics.
1.3.6 Ellipsis, parentheses and brackets.
1.3.7 Capitalization.
1.3.8 Numbers and numerals.
1.4 Spelling.

Chapter 2 The paragraph.

2.1 Elements of a good paragraph.
2.1.1 Completeness.
2.1.2 Logical Order.
2.1.3 Unity.
2.1.4 Coherence.
2.1.5 Paragraph details.
2.1.6 Tips to help you write a good paragraph.
2.2 The narrative paragraph.
2.2.1 Present narration.
2.2.2 Past narration.
2.3 The descriptive paragraph.
2.3.1 Description of a place.
2.3.2 Description of a person.

Chapter 3 Expository Paragraphs.

3.1 Concept and characteristics of an expository paragraph.
3.1.1 Support of the generalization.
3.1.2 Illustrations and anecdotes.
3.1.3 Organization of details and examples: order of importance, familiarity, and time.
3.2 Transition words and phrases.
3.3 Criteria for evaluating an Expository Paragraph.
3.4 The definition paragraph.
3.5 The summary paragraph.
3.5.1 Paraphrasing.
3.5.2 Summarizing.
3.6 Citing Sources.
3.6.1 Parenthetical Citations.
3.6.2 The Works Cited section.
3.7 The Process-analysis paragraph.
3.8 The comparison and contrast paragraph.
3.8.1 Mechanics of Writing: Comparison Language. Review of Adverbial Conjunctions to Show
Similarities and Differences.

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