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1、chaPterAnIntroduction1toWriting写作概论Thischapterwillexplainandillustrate•theimportanceofsupportingapointinwriting•thestructureofthetraditionalessay•thebenefitsofwritingthetraditionalessayThischapteralso•presentswritingasbothaskillandaprocessofdiscovery•suggest
2、skeepingajournalWhatisyouridealjob?Writetwoormoreparagraphsaboutwhatyouridealjobwouldbeandwhatyourdailyactivitiesonthejobwouldentail.Besuretoincludeyourreasonsforwantingsuchajob.美国大学英语写作01.indd22014-9-514:37:01Chapter1AnIntroductiontoWriting3TheexperienceIha
3、dwritingmyfirstcollegeessayhelpedshapethisbook.IreceivedaC–fortheessay.Scrawledbesidethegradewasthecomment“Notbadlywritten,butill-conceived.”Iremembergoingtotheinstructorafterclass,askingabouthiscommentaswellasthewordLogthathehadaddedinthemarginatvariousspot
4、s.“Whatarealltheselogsyouputinmypaper?”Iasked,tryingtomakeajokeofit.Helookedatmealittlewonderingly.“Logic,Mr.Langan,”heanswered,“logic.”HewentontoexplainthatIhadnotthoughtoutmypaperclearly.Therewereactuallytwoideasratherthanoneinmythesis,onesupportingparagra
5、phhadnothingtodowitheitheridea,anotherparagraphlackedatopicsentence,andsoon.I’veneverforgottenhislastwords:“Ifyoudon’tthinkclearly,”hesaid,“youwon’twriteclearly.”Iwasspeechless,andIfeltconfusedandangry.Ididn’tlikebeingtoldthatIdidn’tknowhowtothink.Iwentbackt
6、omyroomandreadovermypaperseveraltimes.Eventually,Idecidedthatmyinstructorwasright.“Nomorelogs,”Isaidtomyself.“I’mgoingtogettheselogsoutofmypapers.”Myinstructor’sadvicewasinvaluable.Ilearnedthatclear,disciplinedthinkingisthekeytoeffectivewriting.CollegeWritin
7、gSkillswithRead-ingsdevelopsthisideabybreakingdownthewritingprocessintoaseriesoffourlogical,easilyfollowedsteps.Thesesteps,combinedwithpracticaladviceaboutprewritingandrevision,willhelpyouwritestrongpapers.Herearethefourstepsinanutshell:1.Discoveraclearlysta
8、tedpoint,orthesis.2.Providelogical,detailedsupportforyourthesis.3.Organizeandconnectyoursupportingmaterial.4.Reviseandeditsothatyoursentencesareeffectiveanderror-free.Part1ofthisbookexplainseach
