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TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT PREPARATION 1
UNIT 1: THE FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY 9
Part 1: The Paragraph …………………………………………… 10
Part 2: Developing the Five-Paragraph Essay …………………………………………… 16
Part 3: Unit and Coherence …………………………………………… 20
Part 4: Edit Your Writing …………………………………………… 28
Part 5: Putting It All Together ……………………………………………. 34
UNIT 2: DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY 39
Part 1: Stimulating Ideas …………………………………………… 40
Part 2: Brainstorming and Outlining …………………………………………… 44
Part 3: Developing Your Ideas …………………………………………… 49
Part 4: Editing Your Writing …………………………………………… 55
Part 5: Putting It All Together …………………………………………… 60
UNIT 3: COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY 65
Part 1: Stimulating Ideas …………………………………………… 66
Part 2: Brainstorming and Outlining …………………………………………… 70
Part 3: Developing Your Ideas …………………………………………… 76
Part 4: Editing Your Writing …………………………………………… 81
Part 5: Putting It All Together …………………………………………… 85
UNIT 4: CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY 89
Part 1: Stimulating Ideas …………………………………………… 90
Part 2: Brainstorming and Outlining …………………………………………… 93
Part 3: Developing Your Ideas …………………………………………… 101
Part 4: Editing Your Writing …………………………………………… 106
Part 5: Putting It All Together …………………………………………… 111
UNIT 5: ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY 119
Part 1: Stimulating Ideas …………………………………………… 120
Part 2: Brainstorming and Outlining …………………………………………… 124
Part 3: Developing Your Ideas …………………………………………… 130
Part 4: Editing Your Writing …………………………………………… 136
Part 5: Putting It All Together …………………………………………… 141
UNIT 6: REACTION ESSAY 147
Part 1: Stimulating Ideas …………………………………………… 148
Part 2: Brainstorming and Outlining …………………………………………… 152
Part 3: Developing Your Ideas …………………………………………… 161
Part 4: Editing Your Writing …………………………………………… 173
Part 5: Putting It All Together …………………………………………… 178
APPENDICES 183
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