Preface PART I: THE WRITING PROCESS Chapter 1: Finding Something to Say Chapter 2: Considering Your Context, Reader, and Role Chapter 3: Drafting Your Essay Chapter 4: Revising Chapter 5: Writing Paragraphs Chapter 6: Writing Effective Sentences PART II: EDITING YOUR WRITING Chapter 7: Editing for Punctuation and Mechanics Chapter 8: Editing for Grammar Chapter 9: Using Appropriate Diction PART III: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WRITING Chapter 10: The Research Paper Chapter 11: Other Types of Writing Chapter 12: Grammatical Definitions and ESL Concerns Glossary of Terms Glossary of Usage Acknowledgments Index