SMARTHINKING Writer's HandbookTable of Contents
Chapter 1: Purpose
Introduction: Purpose? What's That? Lesson 1. Writing About Memories Lesson 2. Writing About Observations Lesson 3. Writing to Investigate and Evaluate Lesson 4. Exposition: Explaining Why Lesson 5. Exposition: Explaining How To Lesson 6. Writing to Argue a Position Lesson 7. Writing to Persuade Lesson 8. Writing Short-Answer Tests Lesson 9. Writing In-Class Essays Lesson 10. Writing About Literature Lesson 11. Film and Television Analysis Lesson 12. Writing Scientific or Technical Reports Lesson 13: Resume Writing Lesson 14. Writing a Cover and Thank-You Letter Lesson 15. Writing Short Stories 1: Short Story as Genre Lesson 16. Writing Short Stories 2: Techniques Lesson 17. Writing Poems 1: What is a Poem and How Do I Start One? Lesson 18. Writing Poems 2: Techniques and Revision
Chapter 2: Audience
Introduction: Who Cares About the Audience? Lesson 1. Analyzing the Audience Lesson 2. How the Audience Affects The Purpose for Writing Lesson 3. How the Audience Affects the Written Product Lesson 4. Writing to the Academic Audience Lesson 5. Writing to Multiple Audiences Lesson 6. Addressing a Hostile Audience
Chapter 3: Process
Lesson 1. Section Overview: "There's a Process to Writing?" Lesson 2. Understanding the Writing Assignment Lesson 3. Invention Methods: Introduction
Chapter 4: Style
Introduction: What's Style Got to Do With It? Lesson 1. Point of View Lesson 2. Consistency of Tone and Voice Lesson 3. Word Choice Lesson 4. Wordy Phrases Lesson 5. Nominalization and Passive Voice Lesson 6. On Metaphor Lesson 7. Sentence Unity Lesson 8. Sentence Variety Lesson 9. Swanky Sentence Types Lesson 10: Sentence Rhythm Lesson 11: Assonance, Consonance, and Alliteration
Chapter 5: Grammar
Introduction: Why is Grammar Important? Lesson 1: Nouns/Subjects Lesson 2: Verbs/Predicates Lesson 3: Subject-Predicate Agreement Lesson 4: Sentences Lesson 5: Sentence Types Lesson 6: Incomplete Sentences: Fragments Lesson 7: Run-ons and Comma Splices Lesson 8: Punctuation Lesson 9: Comma Usage Lesson 10: Quotation Marks Lesson 11: Using a Computer’s “Checker” Tools Lesson 12: Writer's Error Log
