猪年好！

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。（我一般不光顾中国的星巴克。）

没有教科书，你只是路过看热闹。（就像我路过中国的星巴克。）

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）

Chapter 5: The Fourth Step in Essay Writing

This chapter will show you how to

·      revise so that your sentences flow smoothly and clearly

·      edit so that your sentences are error free

Editing Sentences 

After revising sentences in an essay so that they flow smoothly and clearly, you need to edit the essay for mistakes in grammar, punctuation, mechanics, usage, and spelling. Even if an essay is otherwise well-written, it will make an unfavorable impression on readers if it contains such mistakes. To edit an essay, check it against the agreed-upon rules or conventions of written English—simply called sentence skills in this book. Here are the most common of these conventions: 

·     Write complete sentences (rather than fragments). 


·     Do not write run-on sentences. 


·     Use verb forms correctly. 


·     Make sure that subject, verbs, and pronouns agree. 


·     Eliminate faulty modifiers. 


·     Use pronoun forms correctly. 


·     Use capital letters where needed. 


·     Use the following marks of punctuation correctly: apostrophe, quotation marks, comma, semicolon, colon, hyphen, dash, parentheses. 


·     Use correct manuscript form. 


·     Eliminate slang, clichés, and pretentious words. 


·     Check for possible spelling errors. 


·     Eliminate careless errors. 


我做润色，基本上就是干上面清单上的这些活。

Chapter 6: Four Bases for Revising Essays

This chapter will show you how to evaluate an essay for

·     unity

·     support

·     coherence

·     sentence skills

Base 1: Unity (论点一致)

Understanding Unity 

Two sample essays are given in the book.

Base 2: Support (论据支撑论点)

Understanding Support 

Two sample essays are given in the book.

Base 3: Coherence (连贯性)

Understanding Coherence 

Two sample essays are given in the book.

Base 4: Sentence Skills （句子写作技巧）

Understanding Sentence Skills 

Two sample essays are given in the book.

This wraps up Part I.

如果你从一开始就“好好学习”，现在可以“天天向上”：每天写300字的短文。

Part II is about “Patterns of Essay Development.” 

第二部分是讲短文的分类和写作手法。我会慢慢地一章一章继续。同时，我会比较注重培养阅读能力。回忆自己的写作成长过程，应该是阅读的结果。

今天就讲这些。有问题，请留言。

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