Preface _ 5

Introduction
What Is Writing? ······ 13
The Essence of Writing: Paragraph ···· 14
The Important Elements of a Paragraph ·· 16
Infographic: Visualizing Information ······ 17

Unit 1: Narration ····· 19
Warm-up Activity ·· 21
What Is Narration? ······· 22
Narration Strategies 23
Sample Narration Paragraph ······ 24
Brainstorm an Idea ····· 28
Draft an Infographic and a Paragraph · 30
Feedback Practice 31
Writing Tip: Make the Subject Do the Action of Verb ·· 33
Narration Paragraph Checklist · 35
Students’ Narration Paragraphs ····· 36

Unit 2: Argument ··· 39
Warm-up Activity ·· 41
What Is Argument? ···· 42
Argument Strategies ······· 43
Sample Argument Paragraph ··· 45
Brainstorm an Idea ····· 49
Draft an Infographic and a Paragraph · 51
Feedback Practice 52
Writing Tip: Avoid Nominalizations · 54
Argument Paragraph Checklist ······ 56
Students’ Argument Paragraphs ··· 57

Unit 3: Comparison and Contrast · 59
Warm-up Activity ·· 61
What Is Comparison and Contrast? ·· 62
Comparison-and-contrast Strategies ···· 63
Sample Comparison-and-contrast Paragraph 65
Brainstorm an Idea ····· 69
Draft an Infographic and a Paragraph · 71
Feedback Practice 72
Writing Tip: Sentence Shaping 74
Comparison-and-contrast Paragraph Checklist ··· 76
Students’ Comparison-and-contrast Paragraphs ······· 77

Unit 4: Definition ··· 79
Warm-up activity ··· 81
What Is Definition? ····· 82
Definition Strategies 83
Sample Definition Paragraph ···· 85
Brainstorm an Idea ····· 89
Draft an Infographic and a Paragraph · 90
Feedback Practice 91
Writing Tip: Be Concise 93
Definition Paragraph Checklist ······· 95
Students’ Definition Paragraphs ··· 96

Unit 5: Cause and Effect ·· 99
Warm-up Activity ······ 101
What Is Cause and Effect? ··· 102
Cause-and-effect Strategies ···· 103
Sample Cause-and-effect Paragraph · 104
Brainstorm an Idea · 108
Draft an Infographic and a Paragraph ····· 110
Feedback Practice ···· 111
Writing Tip: Use Parallel Structure ·· 113
Cause-and-effect Paragraph Checklist ··· 115
Students’ Cause-and-effect Paragraphs 116

Appendices
A. Sentence Types and Connecting Words ··· 121
B. Punctuation Rules ···· 125
C. Capitalization Rules ······· 130

References ···· 132