Chapter 1　English Writing and Chinese Writing1.1　Common Features of "Good Writing"　1.2　Cultural Differences in Writing　1.3　English Writing vs. Chinese Writing1.4　Strategies in Learning English WritingChapter 2　English Essay: An Overview2.1　What ls an Essay?　2.2　The Three-part Structure　2.3　English Paragraphs　2.4　The Five-paragraph Essay　2.5　Outlining (I): Scratch Outlines　2.6　The Written Language　Chapter 3 Thesis Statement3.1　What Does the Thesis Statement Do?　3.2　What Is a Thesis Statement?　3.3　What Does the Thesis Statement Contain?　3.4　Two Types of Thesis Statement　3.5　Features that Make a Strong Thesis Statement　3.6　What Thesis Statements to Avoid?　3.7　Placement of the Thesis Statement　3.8　How to Write Effective Sentences (I)Chapter 4　Introductory Paragraph4.1　What Does the Introduction Do?　4.2　What Does the Introduction Contain?4.3　The General-to-specific Pattern　804.4　How to Write Effective Sentences (Ⅱ)　Chapter 5　Lead-in and Transition5.1　What Does the Lead-in Do?　5.2　The Length of Lead-in　5.3　Common Methods of Lead-in5.4　Transition　5.5　Putting It All Together　5.6　Howto Write Effective Sentences (Ⅲ)　Chapter 6 Body Paragraph (I)6.1　What Does the Body Paragraph Do?　6.2　What Does the Body Paragraph Contain?　6.3　Topic Sentence　6.4　Supporting Sentences6.5　Concluding Sentence　6.6　Putting It All Together6.7　How to Write Effective Sentences (Ⅳ)Chapter 7 Body Paragraph (Ⅱ)7.1　Paragraph Unity　7.2　Paragraph Coherence7.3　Paragraph Development7.4　How to Write Effective Sentences (V)Chapter 8 Concluding Paragraph8.1　What Does the Conclusion Do?　8.2　What Does the Conclusion Contain?8.3　Specific-to-general Pattern　8.4　Common Methods of Conclusion　8.5　What Conclusions to Avoid　8.6　Howto Write Effective Sentences (Ⅵ)　Chapter 9　Five-paragraph Essays9.1　Characteristics of Good Essays　9.2　Outlining (Ⅱ): Formal Outlines　9.3　Putting It All Together　9.4　Variation in Essay Structure9.5　Revising Your DraftKey to ExercisesAppendix IAppendix ⅡAppendix ⅢReferences