Description: Preface. 1. THE TOPIC SENTENCE. The Controlling Idea. Limiting the Controlling Idea. Process: Refining the Topic Sentence. Exercises 1-6. 2. UNITY. Main Clause Unity. Gaining Unity through Subordination. Exercises 7-13. 3. COHERENCE. Transition. Repetition. Modification. Logical Order. Exercises 14-20. 4. SUPPORT. Specific Support. Sources for Specifics. Separating Fact from Opinion. Avoiding Plagiarism. Free Writing: Discovering Ideas or Providing Support. Exercises 21-25. 5. ORGANIZATION. Outlining. Classifying. Exercises 26-32. 6. THE FORM OF THE ONE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY. Shaping the Paragraph. Concluding the Paragraph. Exercises 33-38. 7. THE FORM OF THE ESSAY. Expanding the Paragraph. Shaping the Essay. Seeing the Paragraph Structure of the Essay. Exercises 39-40. 8. METHODS OF PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT. Classification. Exercises 41-42. Definition. Exercises 43-44. Comparison-Contrast Definition. Exercise 47. Process. Exercise 48. Description. Exercises 49-53.

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