Contents Introduction 3 1.Subject,Reader,and Kinds of Writing 5 2.Strategy and Style 9 3. Grammar,Usage,and Mechanics 13 PART 1 The Writing Process 17 4.Looking for Subjects 19 5.Exploring for Topics 23 6. Making a Plan 29 7.Drafts and Revisions 34 PART II.The Essay 43 8.Beginning 45 9.Closing 60 10.Organizing the Middle 67 11.Point of View.Persona.and Tone 74 PART 3 The Expository Paragraph 87 12.Basic Structure 89 13.Paragraph Unity 95 14.Paragraph Development:(1)Illustration and Restatement 106Contents Introduction 3 1. Subject, Reader, and Kinds of Writing 5 2. Strategy and Style 9 3. Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics 13 PART 1 The Writing Process 4. Looking for Subjects 19 5. Exploring for Topics 23 6. Making a Plan 29 7. Drafts and Revisions 34 17 PART II. 8. 9. 10. 11. The Essay 43 Beginning 45 Closing 60 Organizing the Middle Point of View, Persona, 67 and Tone 74 PART 3 The Expository Paragraph 87 12. Basic Structure 89 13. Paragraph Unity 95 14. Paragraph Development: (1) Illustration and Restatement 106