Part I Introduction to Essay Writing
Chapter One Fundamentals
Chapter Two Process
Chapter Three Modes
Part Ⅱ Descriptive Writing
Chapter Four Description of People or Animals
Chapter Five Describing Places or Scenes
PartⅢ Narrative Writing
Chapter Six Expository Narratives
Chapter Seven Factual Narrative
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing
Chapter Eight Letters
Chapter Nine Application Documents
Chapter Ten Secretarial Writing
Endnotes

本教程是为公外大学英语写作课编写的教材。教材选取的话题写作难度由浅入深，从与大学生日常生活紧密相关的内容入手，逐步过渡到有深度的学术论题。本教材在培养学生写作能力的同时，也关注提高学生的人文素养、文化意识和批判性思维的培养。本教程共设计三册，基础写作两册和学术写作一册，本书为基础写作第一册。