Chapter 1 Get Ready for Writing Lecture 1 A Better Horizon of English Writing 1. Writing Competence 2. Writing Significance 3. Social Functions of Writing 4. Writing and Speaking Lecture 2 Manuscript Form 1. Textual Distribution 2. Title Writing 3. Capitalization 4.Punctuation Marks Chapter 2 Choice of Words Lecture 3 Power Your Words 1.Essential Qualities~f Good Diction 2. General and Specific Words 3.Concrete andAbstractWords Lecture 4 Connotations Count 1.Denotation and Connotation 2. Antonyms and Synonyms Lecture 5 Practice of Diction 1.A Better Awareness of English Word Sense 2. Some Principles of Diction Lecture 6 Special Types of Words SpeciaITypes of Words Chapter 3 Sentence Writing Lecture 7 Make Sentences, Make Sense 1. The Fundamentals of a Simple Sentence 2. A Simple Sentence Not Simple 3.Some Sentence Agreement Principles Lecture 8 Variety of English Sentences 1. An Overview of Sentence Types 2. To Learn About Sentence Variety Skills Lecture 9 Clear and Effective Sentencing 1. OnWriting Clear Sentences 2. On Writing Effective Sentences Lecture 10 Emphatic Effect Sentencing 1. An Overview of Sentence Emphasis 2. Techniques Demonstration Chapter 4 Paragraph Writing Lecture 11 Essentials of an English Paragraph 1. Some Essential Qualities About Paragraph 2. ATopic Sentence:The General RuleAbout Its Position 3.Various Ways to Develop a Paragraph Lecture 12 Two Special Paragraphs 1. A Beginning Paragraph 2. A Closing Paragraph Chapter 5 Writing a Complete Essay Lecture 13 Geared to Complete Essay Writing Some Preliminary Ideas AboutWriting Process Lecture 14 Patterns & Logics 1.Prose/Discourse Patterns and a Case Study 2.Prose/Discourse Patterns Based on Logic Thinking Models Lecture 15 Secrets About Our Work Evaluate the Completed Essay Methodologically Chapter 6 English Rhetoric Lecture 16 Techniques of English Rhetoric 1. An Overviewof Rhetoric 2. Lexical Stylistic Devices 3. Syntactical Stylistic Devices 4. Phonetic Stylistic Devices Chapter 7 Practical Writing Lecture 17 Practical Writing: Rules & Cases 1. An Overview of Practical Writing Rules 2. LetterWriting 3. Resume and CVWriting 4. AnAnalysis of News ReportWriting and Reading 5. TrainYour Critical Mind via Research ReportWriting Chapter 8 Genres of Writing Lecture 18 Genres ofWriting 1. An Overview of the Four Genres orTextTypes in English 2. Descriptive Writing 3.On Narration 4. On Exposition 5. On Argumentation Chapter 9 English Thinking Lecture 19 English Thinking Pattern 1. Some Clues to English Thinking 2. Some English Language Characters 3. A Practical Guide to EnglishThinking Chapter 10. Crass-cultural Writing Lecture 20 Cross-cultural Writing 1. An Overview of Cross-cultural Communication 2. The Source and Influences of Chinglish Chapter I I Write for an Exam Lecture 21 Write for an Exam 1. ReviewingWriting Steps:A Systematic Approach 2. Common Problems Faced in aWritingTest 3. Timed Writing in Various Tests Chapter 12 Tone & Style Lecture 22 About Us: Tone & Style 1. TheTone in English Writing 2. The Style in English Writing 3. Practice Style in English Writing Glossary