余宝珠编著的《英语写作(段落短文)》是英语写作的中级教材。书中系统分析并讲解了段落写作的基本要素及短文写作的不同方法，本书既适合于英语专业、非英语专业学生使用，也可供参加各类测试的应试人员、涉外工作人员参考。

余宝珠编著的《英语写作(段落短文)》是英语写作的中级教材。书中系统分析并讲解了段落写作的基本要素及短文写作的不同方法，通过大量新颖的实例及精选范文，突出了实用技巧的阐述，对提高英语语言的感觉力和实际写作能力大有裨益。

《英语写作(段落短文)》既适合于英语专业、非英语专业学生使用，也可供参加各类测试的应试人员、涉外工作人员参考。

Chapter One The Writing Process

 What Is Writing

 Wtat Is Writing Process

 Five Steps in Writing

 Chapert The Plane of Generality

 Clarity

 General and Specific Terms

 General and Specific Statements

 Planes of Generality

 Coordinate and Subordinate Relationships

 Coordinate and Subordinate Relationships Among Sentences

Chapter Three Topic Sentence

 The Topic Sentence

 The Controlling Idea

 Placement of the Topic Sentence

 Principles in Writing a Topic Sentence wihth a Controlling Idea

Chapter Four Paragraph Structure

 The Introduction(The Topic Sentence)

 The Body of the Paragraph

 The Conclusion

Chapter Five Paragraph Continuity

 The Use of Synonyms as Transitions

 Coordinating Conjunctions as Transitions

 Subordinating Conjunctions as Transitions

 The Use of Transitional Words of Connectors

 Use One Sentence to Respond to the Previous One

Chapter Six The Short Essay

 The Title

 The Organization of a Short Essay

 The Conclusion

Chapter Seven Description

 What Is Description

 How to Write a Description

Chapter Eight Narration

 What Is Narration

 How to Write a Narration

Chapter Nine Exposition: Illustration -

 What Is Illustration

 How to Write an Illustrative Essay

Chapter Ten Exposition: Classification

 What Is Classification

 How to Write a Classification Essay

Chapter Eleven Exposition: Comparison and Contrast

 What Is Comparison and Contrast

 How to Write a Comparison anc~ Contrast Essay

Chapter Twelve Exposition: Causal Analysis

 What Is Causal Analysis

 How to Write a Cause-Effect Essay

Chapter Thirteen Exposition: Definition

 What Is Definition

 How to Write a Definition

Chapter Fourteen Exposition: Process Analysis

 What Is Process Analysis

 How to Write a Process Analysis

Chapter Fifteen Argumentation

 What Is Argumentation

 How to Write an Argumentative Essay

Glossary

Key to Exercises

Editing and Proofreading Symbols

Bibliography