PART ONE ACADEMIC LANGUAGE AND STYLE
1． Features of Academic Writing


PART TWO ABSTRACT
1． Definition
2． Why write an abstract？
3． Types of Abstract
4． Main Components of an Abstract in Any Discipline
5． Features of Writing an Abstract
6． How Not to Write an Abstract


PART THREE LITERATURE REVIEW
1． Definition
2． Categorization of Source Material
3． The Selection of Sources
4． Requirements for Literature Review


PART FOUR ACADEIC PAPER WRITING
1． Formatting Basics
2． Components of an Academic Writing


PART FIVE WRITING INTRODUCTIONS
1． Elements in the Introduction of An Academic Paper
2． Suggestions for Creating Lead-ins
3． Thesis Statements
4． Writing Effective Thesis Statements
5． Common Errors in Writing a Thesis
6． Other Elements Contained in the Introduction


PART SIX BODY
1． A Topic Sentence
2． Guidelines for Subjects to Avoid when the Writer Chooses a Topic
3． Introductory Paragraphs
4． Internal Requirements of Paragraphs
5． Development of Paragraphs
6． Emphasis
7． Conclusion
8． Revising： Improving Ideas， Organization， and Style
9． Editing： Improving Grammar， Usage， and Punctuation Skills
10． Finishing the Paper： Formatting and Proofreading


PART SEVEN DICTION
1 Using Exact Words


PART EIGHT WORKING ON SENTENCES
1． Fragments
2． Run-on Sentences， Comma Splices， and Fused Sentences
3． Word Endings
4． Agreement
5． Effective Sentences
6． Parallelism
7． Needed Words
8． Misplaced Modifiers
9． Shifts
10． Mixed construction
11． Sentence Emphasis
12． Sentence Variety
13． Word Choice
14． Active Verbs
15． Appropriate Language
16． Exact Language


PART NINE GRAMMAR
1． Problems with Pronouns
2． Adjectives and Adverbs
3． Articles
4． Sentence Structure
5． Using Adjectives
6． Constructions with Comparisons


PART TEN PUNCTUATION
1． Comma
2． Period
3． Colon
4． Semicolon
5． The Apostrophe
6． Quotation Marks
7． The Dash
8． Parentheses
9． Brackets
10． The Ellipsis Mark
11． The Slash
12． The Hyphen


PART ELEVEN MECHANICS
1． Capitalization
2． Titles
3． Abbreviations
4． Numbers
5． Italics （Underlining）


PART TWELVE DOCUMENTATION
1． MLA Style
2． APA Style
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