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本教材從學生實際需求出發，以有效輸出為目標，涵蓋寫作熱點話題，旨在全面提升學生的英語寫作能力。本教材共分為兩大部分。第一部分的八個單元為有效表達原則，系統搭建遣詞造句、展句成段、修辭技巧與邏輯思辨等寫作技能框架。第二部分包含八大實用寫作話題：學習動機、社會關係、人類本性、性別問題、名人故事、商務世界、科技發展和環境保護。本教材內容新穎、體系完備、講練結合、配套MOOC，形成了英語寫作「理論框架—話題儲備—運用實操」的有機整體，以科學獨特的新思維融會貫通英語寫作各個維度，讓讀者一書在手、寫作無憂。
本教材可作為大學英語寫作教材，也適用於各高校結合相關課程展開混合式翻轉教學；同時還可作為廣大英語愛好者自主學習的寫作參考書。
目錄
Part Ⅰ Rules for Effective Expression
Unit 1 Wording and Phrasing (Ⅰ)
1.1 Significance of Learning Wording and Phrasing
1.2 Lexical Diversity
1.3 Concrete and Specific Language
1.4 Signal Words
Exercises
Unit 2 Wording and Phrasing (Ⅱ)
2.1 Pronoun Clarity
2.2 Concise Language
2.3 Consistent Language
2.4 Syntactic Variety
Exercises
Unit 3 Essay Development (Ⅰ)
3.1 Sensory Details
3.2 Comparison and Contrast
3.3 Narration
3.4 Thesis Statement
Exercises
Unit 4 Essay Development (Ⅱ)
4.1 Supporting Details
4.2 Introductions and Conclusions (Ⅰ)
4.3 Introductions and Conclusions (Ⅱ)
4.4 Body Paragraphs
Exercises
Unit 5 Rhetoric(Ⅰ)
5.1 A Brief Introduction to Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices
5.2 Alliteration, Assonance, and Consonance
5.3 Simile
5.4 Metaphor
Exercises
Unit 6 Rhetoric (Ⅱ)
6.1 Metonymy and Synecdoche
6.2 Paradox and Oxymoron
6.3 Parallelism and Antithesis
6.4 Chiasmus
Exercises
Unit 7 Critical Thinking (Ⅰ)
7.1 Critical Thinking: The 3Cs Framework
7.2 Common Logical Fallacies (Ⅰ)
7.3 Common Logical Fallacies (Ⅱ)
7.4 How to Certify (Ⅰ): Evidence
Exercises
Unit 8 Critical Thinking (Ⅱ)
8.1 How to Certify (Ⅱ): Mind Map
8.2 How to Claim: Logic (Ⅰ)
8.3 How to Claim: Logic (Ⅱ)
8.4 How to Claim: Logic (Ⅲ)
Exercises
Part Ⅱ Topies for Effective Expression
Unit 1 Learning
Text A Learning to Learn
Effective Expression: A Linguistic Dimension
Effective Expression: A Rhetorical Dimension
Effective Expression: A Logical DimensionInteractive Writing
Text B Academic Motivations Can Change
Effective Expression in Practice
Critical Thinking in Practice
Unit 2 Social Connection
Text A Weak-Tie Friendships May Mean More than You Think
Effective Expression: A Linguistic Dimension
Effective Expression: A Rhetorical Dimension
Efective Expression: A Logical Dimension
Interactive Writing
Text B "Sorry, I Was Distracted..."
Effective Expression in Practice
Critical Thinking in Practice
Unit 3 Human Traits
Text A The Power of Grit
Effective Expression: A Linguistic Dimension
Effective Expression: A Rhetorical Dimension
Effective Expression: A Logical Dimension
Interactive Writing
Text B Angela Duckworth Responds to a New Critique of Grit
Effective Expression in Practice
Critical Thinking in Practice
Unit 4 Gender Issues
Text A Man, Weeping
Effective Expression: A Linguistic Dimension
Effective Expression: A Rhetorical Dimension
Effective Expression: A Logical Dimension
Interactive Writing
Text B Born to Be Different?
Effective Expression in Practice
Critical Thinking in Practice
Unit 5 Celebrities
Text A The Woman Behind the Wizard
Effective Expression: A Linguistic Dimension
Effective Expression: A Rhetorical Dimension
Effective Expression: A Logical Dimension
Interactive Writing
Text B Ode to Beethoven
Effective Expression in Practice
Critical Thinking in Practice
Unit 6 Business
Text A Co-opetition
Effective Expression: A Linguistic Dimension
Effective Expression: A Rhetorical Dimension
Effective Expression: A Logical Dimension
Interactive Writing
Text B Persuading the Unpersuadable
Efective Expression in Practice
Critical Thinking in Practice
Unit 7 Science and Technology
Text A Reading in a Whole New Way
Effective Expression: A Linguistic Dimension
Effective Expression: A Rhetorical Dimension
Effective Expression: A Logical Dimension
Interactive Writing
Text B Is Technology Harming Our Children's Health?
Effective Expression in Practice
Critical Thinking in Practice
Unit 8 Environment
Text A Three Environmental Issues and Ways to Combat Them
Effective Expression: A Linguistic Dimension
Effective Expression: A Rhetorical Dimension
Effective Expression: A Logical Dimension
Interactive Writing
Text B The Truth About the Environment
Effective Expression in Practice
Critical Thinking in Practice
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