Advanced Expository Writing Techniques

The writing process:
Prewrite.
Identify the Thesis.
Support the Thesis with Evidence.
Organize the Evidence.
Write the First Draft:
Write the Supporting Paragraphs.
Connect Ideas in the Supporting Paragraphs.
Write the Introduction.
Write the Conclusion.
Revise the Essay.
The mechanics of writing:
Writing Clear Sentences.
Subject-Verb Agreement Rules.
Pronoun Agreement.
Pronoun Case.
Adjectives and Adverbs.
Correct Punctuation.
All Comma Rules.
Four Major Punctuation Rules.
Understanding Rule Four.
Comma Rule Five.
Hyphenation.
Capitalization.
Troublesome Words.
Dangling or Misplaced Modifiers.
Parallelism.
Wordiness.
Grammar Test.
Texts for reading and writing assignments: 
The Reading Process.
Study Says Society Fails 19 Million Youths.
What is the New History.
The Emerging Third Culture.
The Artist and the World.
Women's Brains. (from "Squares and Oblongs).
Multicultural Wars.
The Global Village (from "The Road Ahead").
Suggested readings.