Chapter 1 :
Chapter 1 How to read an essay intelligently
How to recognize the qualities of good writing
How to become a better writer through better reading
How to read visual images: advertisements, photographs, cartoons, and graphs
Chapter 2 :
Chapter 2 How to get started with writing an essay of your own
How to use prewriting strategies to identify topic, to organize ideas, to limit topic, and to consider purpose and audience
How to draft a paper
How to write using a computer
Chapter 3 :
Chapter 3 How to create a thesis
How to develop a thesis
How to support the thesis with details: facts, examples, quotations, statistics, illustrations
Chapter 4 :
Chapter 4 How to plan a paper by developing an outline
Chapter 5 :
Chapter 5 How to organize and develop an essay: introduction, body, conclusion
How to develop a paragraph
Chapter 6 :
Chapter 6 How to revise and to edit an essay
How to proofread