讲课用的textbook: College Writing Skills with Readings, Ninth Edition (美国大学英语写作第九版) by John Langan (available on jd for less than RMB70)。

这是一本不需要老师就可以自学的教科书。才两杯星巴克咖啡的价格。（我一般不抬举中国的星巴克。）

没有教科书，你只是路过看热闹。

[You can get a free copy for the 7th edition:
https://blaw05.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/english-skills-with-readings-7th-edition.pdf

But, it is a very old version.]

Part I: Essay Writing （如何写短文）

Preview:

1.    An Introduction to Writing （引言）

2.  The Writing Process （写作本身是个过程）

3.  The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing

4.  The Third Step in Essay Writing

5.  The Fourth Step in Essay Writing

6.  Four bases for Revising Essays

Chapter 2: The Writing Process（写作的过程）

This chapter will explain and illustrate

·      the sequence of steps in writing an effective essay

·      prewriting

·      revising

·      editing

Prewriting (构思)

有5种构思方法。

Technique 1: Freewriting

Freewriting means jotting down in rough sentences or phrases everything that comes to mind about a possible topic. See if you can write nonstop for 10 mins or longer. No worry about spelling or punctuations.

这，也是我一直推荐的写科技论文的方法。我称它为“打草稿”。（因为，好文章是改出来的。）

Technique 2: Questioning 

Ask why, when, where, who, what, and how. It helps you generate ideas and reveal details.

Technique 3: Making a List

Also known as brainstorming. You collect ideas and details this way. Don’t worry about the order of the list.

Technique 4: Clustering

Also known as diagraming or mapping.

Tip: In addition to generating material, clustering can give you an early sense of how ideas and details relate to one another.

Technique 5: Preparing a Scratch Outline 

This step is like summarizing Techniques 1-4. In a scratch outline, you think carefully about the point you are making, the supporting items for that point, and the order in which you will arrange those items.

Think about how to tell a story!

今天就讲这些。有问题，请留言。

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