Chapter 1 The Effect of Modern Technology
Goals
Topic
Stress and Technology
Link
The Highs of Low Technology
Overload: More Time Is Less Time
Response
About the theme
About the rhetoric
Organization
Unity
Topic Sentence TS
Supporting Sentence SS
Writing Strategy
Coherence
Transitional Words
Language Awareness
Common Errors
Formality
Tasks
Revision
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Evaluation
Chapter 2 Goodness and Courtesy
Goals
Topic
Unwritten Rules
Link
The Rules of Polite Behavior
Accountability
On Behalf of Common Courtesy
可怕的秩序
欧洲评选最佳游客
Response
About the theme
About the rhetoric
Organization
Introduction
Thesis Statement
Writing Strategy
Anecdotes
Language Awareness
Word Variety
Tasks
Revision
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Evaluation
Chapter 3 Freedom and Discipline
Goals
Topic
The Fifth Freedom
Link
Young Students Need Discipline Along With Kindness
Response
About the theme
Aboutthe rhetoric
Organization
Body Paragraphs
Writing Strategy
Examples
Langunge Awareness
Reduction of Verbs
Tasks
Revision
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Evaluation
Chapter4 Success and Failure
Goals
Topic
Turning Failure into Success
Link
Real Failure Comes from Not Trying
What Winners Know
Response
About the theme
About the rhetoric
Organization
Conclusion
Language Awareness
Parallelism
Dashes
Tasks
Revision
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Evaluation
Chapter 5 Marriage and Family
Goals
Topic
The Art of Flying Solo
Link
Divorce Declining, But So Is Marriage
Driving the Divorce Rate: Who''s Teaching the Women?
“高收入职业女性独身多”原因揭秘
Response
About the theme
About the rhetoric
Organization
Cause Analysis
Patterns for Cause Analysis
Writing Strategy
Statistics
Quotations
Language Awareness
Subordination
Tasks
Revision
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Evaluation
Chapter 6 Chinese Versus Americans
Goals
Topic
Learning, Chinese-Style
Link
"Bad" Student in China Now Genius in U.S.
East Meets West: Facts and Innovation of Education in China
American Values and Assumptions
Response
About the theme
About the rhetoric
Organization
Comparison and Contrast
Subject-to-Subject
Point-by-Point
Informativeness and Persuasiveness
Language Awareness
Specific Words
Forceful Verbs
Tasks
Revision
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Evaluation
Chapter 7 Modern Dilemma
Goals
Topic
To Lie or Not to Lie--The Doctor''s Dilemma
Link
Euthanasia: For and Against
Response
About the theme
About the rhetoric
Organization
A ProCon Essay
Writing Strategy
Rhetorical Questions
Language Awareness
Variety in Sentence Beginning
Impersonal Subjects
Tasks
Revision
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Evaluation
Chapter 8 Career Education
Goals
Topic
Career Education vs. General Education
Link
What Is College for?
No Ivory Tower: College Students Focus on Careers
College Pressure
Response
About the theme
About the rhetoric
Organization
Argumentation
Writing Strategy
Reason and Emotion
Analogy
Language Awareness
Variety in Sentence Structure
Variety in Sentence Length
Tasks
Revision
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Evaluation
Key to Practices