First Steps In Academic Writing, Longman Academic Writing

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