PART 1 Fundamentals of Effective Writing 1. An Introduction to Writing 2. The Four Bases and the Writing Process 3. The First and Second Steps in Writing 4. The Third Step in Writing 5. The Fourth Step in Writing 6. Four Bases for Revising Writing 7. Writing in the Digital AgePART 2 Paragraph Development 8. Exemplification 9. Process 10. Cause and/or Effect 11. Comparison and/or Contrast 12. Definition 13. Division-Classification 14. Description 15. Narration 16. ArgumentPart 3 Essay Development 17. Writing the EssayPart 4 Handbook of Sentence Skills Section I Grammar 18. Subjects and Verbs 19. Sentence Sense 20. Fragments 21. Run-Ons 22. Regular and Irregular Verbs 23. Standard English Verbs 24. Subject-Verb Agreement 25. Pronoun Agreement and Reference 26. Pronoun Types 27. Adjectives and Adverbs 28. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers Section II Mechanics 29. Paper Format 30. Capital Letters 31. Numbers and Abbreviations Section III Punctuation 32. Apostrophe 33. Quotation Marks 34. Commas 35. Other Punctuation Marks Section IV Word Use 36. Using the Dictionary 37. Improving Spelling 38. Vocabulary Development 39. Commonly Confused Words 40. Effective Word Choice Section V Practice 41. Editing TestsPart 5 Reading for WritersIntroduction to the ReadingsGoals and ValuesEducation and Self-improvementHuman Groups and Society