Introduction
UNIT 1 Writing an Expository Essay
Part 1 Essay structure and the introductory paragraph
Part 2 Body paragraphs, concluding paragraphs,and outlining
Part 3 Improving your work
UNIT 2 Research and Citation
Part 1 Introduction to research and citation
Part 2 In-text citation and the Works Cited list
UNIT 3 Writing an Argumentative Essay
Part 1 Developing arguments
Part 2 Organizing argumentative essays
Part 3 Improving your work
UNIT 4 Writing a Compare and Contrast Essay
Part 1 Compare and contrast essay structure
Part 2 Describing similarities and differences
Part 3 Improving your work
Appendix A Choosing active or passive sentences
Appendix B Using conjunctive adverbs
Appendix C Using acronyms and initialisms
Appendix D Placing adverbs of frequency
Appendix E Using quantifiers
Appendix F Using punctuation
Appendix G Using negating prefixes