Reading to Write

Acknowledgments

Preface ??

User's guide ????

1. Writing about events, part one ????

Writing guide ????: key elements of event writing ????

Model text ??: an amusing account of exam preparations ????

Rhetoric ??: personification ??

Practical writing ???: email ????

2. Writing about events: part two ????

Writing guide ????: detailed descriptions ????

Model text ??: a tune in the rain ???

Rhetoric ??: metaphors and similes ??

Practical writing ???: congratulatory words ??

3. Writing about people ???

Writing guide ????: capturing key traits ????

Model text ??: mother's smiles ?????

Rhetoric ??: parallelism ??

Practical writing ???: letter of gratitude ???

4. Writing about scenery, part one ????

Writing guide ????: careful observations ????

Model text ??: impressions of Niagara Falls ???????

Rhetoric ??: exaggeration ??

Practical writing ???: posters ??

5. Writing about scenery, part two ????

Writing guide ????: blending scenery and feelings ????

Model text ??: autumn colors on campus ????

Rhetoric ??: association ??

Practical writing ???: cover letter for a job application???

6. Writing about feelings ???

Writing guide ????: true feelings and beautiful expressions ????

Model text ??: musical charm ??

Rhetoric ??: imagination ??

Practical writing ???: resume ??

7. Persuasive writing ???

Writing guide ????: three methods of argumentation????

Model text ??: confidence and conceit?????

Rhetoric ??: rhetorical question ??

Practical writing ???: reader response ???

Appendices

English translations of the model texts ????

Vocabulary index ????