I. The Reading Process
1. Becoming a Critical Reader and Thinker
II. The Writing Process
2. Getting Started Through Prewriting
3. Identifying a Thesis
4. Supporting the Thesis with Evidence
5. Organizing the Evidence
6. Writing the Paragraphs in the First Draft
7. Revising Overall Meaning, Structure, and Paragraph Development
8. Revising Sentences and Words
9. Editing and Proofreading
III. Patterns of Development
10. Description
11. Narration
12. Illustration
13. Division-Classification
14. Process Analysis
15. Comparison-Contrast
16. Cause-Effect
17. Definition
18. Argumentation-Persuasion
IV. The Research Essay
19. Locating, Critically Evaluating, Analyzing, and Synthesizing Research Sources
20. Writing the Research Essay
V. The Literary Essay and Essay Exam
21. Writing About Literature
22. Writing Essay Exams
VI. A Concise Handbook