Words for the Teacher
1 Keeping a Diary
2 Telling Your Stories
3 Introducing Description
4 Describing a Place
5 Drawing a Portrait
6 Describing Emotions
7 Introducing Comparison
8 Bearing the Purpose in Mind
9 Organizing Your Comparison
10 Limiting the Topic and Selecting the Material
11 Introducing Process Analysis
12 Building on a Familiar Topic
13 Making Everything Clear to Your Readers
14 Having Fun with Process Analysis
15 Introducing Definition
16 Exposing the Essence
17 Questioning the Assumptions
18 Introducing Classification
19 Examining It Closely
20 Using a Clear Organization
21 Making a Point
22 Introducing Cause and Effect
23 Thinking Before You Write
24 Taking Steps in Composition
25 Writing Through Your Exam
Additional Readings

List of Professional and Student Writings
Maternal Care， by Lu Qian
Not Drunk Enough， by Shi Xiaobo
A Box of Matches， by Jiang Min
A Pitiful Person， by Qian Xiaoling
Slips of Love， by Qian xiaolin
Mr． Sweet， by Alice Walker
Description of a Stranger， by Li Shimeng
In an Elevator， by E． B． White
A Place Lingering in Our Memory （First Draft）， by Zhang Siyu
My Mother， by Jiang Xinyi
Taking In and Giving Out． A Description of My Aunt， by Jiang Haoyun
Old Maid Grump， by Carole Gaffron
A Description of a Statue （two drafts）， by Zhou Jianhao
The Blast Furnace， by Sally Carrighar
The Natural Superiority of Women， by Ashley Montagu
Starbucks and a Traditional Care， by Zhou Haobo
I Love Clothes， by Li Shimeng
Reading and Television， from The Plug-In Drug， by Marie Winn
The Chinese New Year （first draft）， by Pi Xin
The Family Reunion Dinner （final draft）， by Pi Xin
Undercover Discoveries in the World of Fashion， by Andy Rooney
The Transaction， by William Zinsser
American and Chinese Child-Raising （three drafts）， by Mao Xiaochun
Modern Courtesy， by Lore Segal
CROAK-A-ROACH KILLS ROACHES DEAD！
Dish of Happiness——Ouhe， by Yao Ying
Terror at Tinker Creek， by Annie Dillard
Writing With Style， by Kurt Vonnegut
How to Make a Pair of Speakers （two drafts）， by Zhu Jun
How to Survive a Hotel Fire， by R． H． Kauffman
From the Other One to the One： Instructions on How to Become His Girlfriend， by Zhang Xinyuan
How to Write a Personal Letter， by Garrison Keillor
What's a Ms．?
Homesickness， by Lu Qian
Chuang Tou Gui， by Qin Xiaoling
Hanliu， by Chen Fangya
I Want a Wife， by Judy Syfers
Anxiety： Challenge by Another Name， by James Lincoln Collier
A Good Beginning： The Choice of a Suitable Paddle （two drafts）， by Wang Feng
Notes on Punctuation， by Lewis Thomas
Salutation Displays， by Desmond Morris
Ways of Earning Good Marks， by Qin Haihua
The Ways of Meeting Oppression， by Martin Luther King， Jr
Reality： Four Points of View， by Jose Ortega y Gasset
Why Nothing Works， from America Now， by Marvin Harris
Why Boys Don't Know What Girls Mean and Girls Think Boys Are Mean， by Deborah Tannen
"Learning" to Give Up， by Albert Rosenfeld
Fear of Dearth， by Carll Tucker
The Effects of Social Media on How We Speak and Write， by Karan Chopra