本书是为了帮助学生掌握英语写作由段组篇、谋篇布局的方法而编写的。在本书中，学生借助写作过程中的各个环节，运用本书中英语各类文体的写作技巧完成写作任务，为将来的学术论文写作打下坚实的基础。另外，这本教材也提供了大量掌握和练习各种写作体裁和技巧的机会。最为重要的是，所有的写作范文和写作任务都与学生自己的知识、经历以及所进行的阅读密切相关，使写作活动同学生的实际生活和学习相联系，写作成为一种有意义的实践。

本书以英语各类作文写作为主，基本上每一章由四大部分构成：(1)写前阶段的文章阅读和分析；(2)写作中的内容组织、结构形式和相关语言特点的详细讲解；(3)学生习作的评价；(4)写作练习。同其他教材相比，本教材的主要特点是在阅读分析的基础上，让学生先建立起一定的认识，然后再教授具体的写作技巧和方法。另外，学生范文的评价和分析也有助于学生发现和认识自己写作中存在问题。课后练习丰富多样。本教材供一学期使用。

Chapter 1 Overview

 Warming up Exercises

 Writing as a Process of Discovery

 The Three Stages of Writing Process

 Writing as Both a Linear and Circular Activity

 The Purpose Behind Your Writing

 The Audience of Your Writing

 The Dynamics of Writing

 Assignments

Chapter 2 Pre-writing

 Assessing the Writing Situation

 Generating Ideas

 Organizing ideas

 Assignments

Chapter 3 Composing

 Drafting an Introduction with a Thesis

 Drafting the Body

 Drafting a Conclusion

 Rule of Thumb for Composing

 Assignments

Chapter 4 Revising

 Global Revision

 Editing

 Proofreading

 Assignments

Chapter 5 Titling Your Essay

Chapter 6 Thesis Statement

 Pre-writing

 Introduction to an Essay

 Organization of an Essay

 Thesis and Thesis Statement

 How to Write a Good Thesis Statement

 Evaluation of Student Samples

 Assignments

Chapter 7 Introduction

 Pre-writing

 Introduction to an Essay

 How to Write an Introduction

 Evaluation of Student Samples

 Assignments

Chapter 8 Body

 Pre-writing

 Body of an Essay

 How to Write Good Body Paragraphs

 Evaluation of Student Samples

 Assignments

Chapter 9 Conclusion

 Pre-writing

 Conclusion of an Essay

 How to Write a Conclusion

 Evaluation of Student Samples

 Assignments

Chapter 10 Narration

 Pre-writing

 Writing a Narrative Essay

 Structure of a Narrative Essay

 Evaluation of Student Samples

 Assignments

Chapter 11 Description

 Pre-writing

 Writing a Descriptive Essay

 Evaluation of Student Samples

 Assignments

Chapter 12 Illustration

 Pre-writing

 Writing an Illustrative Essay

 Structure of an Illustrative Essay

 Evaluation of Student Samples

 Assignments

Chapter 13 Cause-Effect

 Pre-writing

 Writing a Cause-and-Effect Essay

 Evaluation of Student Samples

 Assignments

Chapter 14 Comparison-Contrast

 Pre-writing

 Writing a Comparison/Contrast Essay

 Evaluation of Student Samples

 Assignments

Chapter 15 Process

 Pre-writing

 Writing a Process Essay

 Structure of a Process Essay

 Evaluation of Student Samples

 Assignments

Chapter 16 Argumentation

 Pre-writing

 Writing an Argumentative Essay

 Evaluation of Student Samples

 Assignments