Section 1: The Writing Process Understanding Writing Assignments Generating Ideas Section 2: Essay Structure Understanding Writing Assignments Shaping a Paragraph Shaping an Essay Section 3: Patterns of Organization Narrative Essay Process Essay Comparison/Contract Essay Cause-And-Effect Essay Argument Essay Section 4: Research Paper Finding Sources Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Using Quotations Outlining Thesis Statements APA Style MLA Style Section 5: Grammar and Style At Word Level Word Form Articles Prepositions Word Choice in Formal Writing Style Reference Words Reducing Wordiness Subject-Verb Agreement Run-on Sentences and Sentence Fragments Comma Splice Adjective Clauses Parallel Structure Sentence Combining Sentence Variety Section 6: Punctuation Period Question Mark Exclamation Point Comma Semicolon Colon Answer Key.