Introduction

Unit 1: The Sentence and the Paragraph

PART 1:      Stimulating Ideas

Formatting a Paragraph

PART 2:      Developing a Paragraph

Paragraph Organization

The Topic Sentence

Supporting Sentences

The Concluding Sentence

PART 3:      Unity and Coherence

Unity within a Paragraph

Coherence within a Paragraph

PART 4:      Editing Your Writing

Simple Sentence Structure

Punctuation and Capitalization

Fragments

Run-on Sentences

PART 5:      Putting It All Together

Unit 2: Descriptive Paragraphs

PART 1:      Stimulating Ideas

Reading Text: "Sari of the Gods"

PART 2:      Brainstorming and Outlining

Descriptive Organization

PART 3:      Developing Your Ideas

Using Specific Language

PART 4:      Editing Your Writing

Using Adjectives in Descriptive Writing

Using Be to Describe and Define

PART 5:      Putting It All Together

Unit 3: Example Paragraphs

PART 1:      Stimulating Ideas

Reading Text: "Bumping into Mr. Ravioli"

PART 2: Brainstorming and Outlining

Example Organization

PART 3:      Developing Your Ideas

Using Examples as Supporting Details

PART 4:      Editing Your Writing

Forming and Using the Simple Present

Subject-verb Agreement

PART 5:      Putting It All Together

Unit 4: Process Paragraphs

PART 1:      Stimulating Ideas

Reading Text: "How to Fight Off a Shark"

PART 2:      Brainstorming and Outlining

Process Organization

PART 3:      Developing Your Ideas

Using Time Order Words in Process Paragraphs

PART 4:      Editing Your Writing

Using Imperatives

Modals of Advice, Necessity, and Prohibition

PART 5:      Putting It All Together

Unit 5: Opinion Paragraphs

PART 1:      Stimulating Ideas

Reading Text: "City with a Gray-Green Heart"

PART 2:      Brainstorming and Outlining

Opinion Organization

PART 3:      Developing Your Ideas

Using Reasons to Support an Opinion

PART 4:      Editing Your Writing

Using There Is/There Are to Introduce Facts

Using Because of and Because to Give Reasons

PART 5: Putting It All Together

Unit 6: Narrative Paragraphs

PART 1:      Stimulating Ideas

Reading Text: "The Snake-Man"

PART 2:      Brainstorming and Outlining

Narrative Organization

PART 3:      Developing Your Ideas

Using Sensory and Emotional Details

Showing Order of Events in Narrative Paragraphs

Showing Simultaneous Events

PART 4:      Editing Your Writing

Forming and Using the Simple Past

Forming and Using the Past Continuous

PART 5:      Putting It All Together

Appendices

Appendix I: The Writing Process

Appendix II: Elements of Punctuation

Appendix III: Glossary

Appendix IV: Correlation to Grammar Sense