Preface
Getting Started Your Classmates
Prewriting
Writing
Sharing
Chapter 1 Introducing Yourself
Chapter Preview
Part 1: Organization
From Words to Sentences to Paragraphs
What Does a Paragraph Look Like?
Part 2: Sentence Structure and Mechanics
What Is a Sentence?
What Does a Sentence Look Like?
Part 3: Grammar and Vocabulary
Verbs
Nouns
Part 4: The Writing Process
What Is a Process?
Expansion Activities
Keeping a Journal
Chapter 2 Describing Your Morning Routine
Chapter Preview
Part 1: Organization
What Should Your Paper Look Like?
Papers Typed on a Computer
Part 2: Grammar and Sentence Structure
Subject Pronouns
The Simple Present of Be
Basic Sentence Patterns with Be
Part 3: Mechanics
Rules for Capitalization
Part 4: The Writing Process
The Steps in the Writing Process
Your Paragraph: Getting Ready for the Day
Results of the Writing Process
Expansion Activities
Your Journal
Challenge: Sleep Habits
Chapter 3 Every Picture Tells a Story
Chapter Preview
Part 1: Organization
Topic Sentences Part 2: Sentence Structure
Subjects of Sentences
What Makes a Complete Sentence?
Part 3: Grammar and Vocabulary
Adjectives
The Simple Present
Part 4: The Writing Process
Your Paragraph: The Face in the Photo
Results of the Writing Process
Expansion Activities
Your Journal
Challenge: An Important Person
Chapter 4 Saturdays
Chapter Preview
Part 1: Organization
Time Order
Part 2: Sentence Structure and Vocabulary
Simple Sentence Patterns I
Adverbs of Frequency
Part 3: Grammar and Mechanics
Common Verbs
Using Prepositions to Show Time
Titles
Part 4: The Writing Process
Your Paragraph: My Partner’s Saturdays
Results of the Writing Process
Expansion Activities
Your Journal
Challenge: My Favorite Holiday
Chapter 5 What’s Going On?
Chapter Preview
Part 1: Organization
Topic Sentences and Supporting Sentences I
Part 2: Sentence Structure
Simple Sentence Patterns II Part 3: Grammar
The Present Progressive
Non-Action Verbs
Part 4: The Writing Process
Your Paragraph: What Is Happening in This Photo?
Results of the Writing Process
Expansion Activities
Your Journal
Challenge: My Own Photo
Chapter 6 Your Hometown
Chapter Preview
Part 1: Organization
Topic Sentences and Supporting Sentences II
Part 2: Grammar
There Is and There Are
A, An, and The
Part 3: Vocabulary and Sentence Structure
Prepositions for Describing Location
Prepositional Phrases in Sentences
Part 4: The Writing Process
Your Paragraph: Describing My Hometown
Results of the Writing Process Expansion Activities
Your Journal
Challenge: A Favorite Place
Chapter 7 Remembering and Important Day
Chapter Preview
Part 1: Organization
Organizing Your Ideas
Part 2: Sentence Structure and Mechanics
Compound Sentences
Using Commas
Part 3: Grammar and Vocabulary
The Simple Past
Part 4: The Writing Process
Your Paragraph: An Important Day
Results of the Writing Process
Expansion Activities
Your Journal
Challenge: A Funny or Scary Experience
Chapter 8 Memories of a Trip
Chapter Preview
Part 1: Organization
Concluding Sentences Part 2: Grammar and Vocabulary
Past Time Expressions
Before and After as Prepositions
Part 3: Sentence Structure
Sentences with Past Time Clauses
Sentence Fragments
Part 4: The Writing Process
Your Paragraph: Memories of a Trip
Results of the Writing Process
Expansion Activities
Your Journal
Challenge: From My Childhood
Chapter 9 Looking Ahead
Chapter Preview
Part 1: Organization
Listing Order and Listing-Order Words
Part 2: Grammar and Vocabulary
Expressing Future Time with Be Going To
Expressing Future Time with Will
Future Time Expressions
Part 3: Sentence Structure
Sentences with Future Time Clauses
Run-On Sentences
Part 4: The Writing Process
Your Paragraph: My Future Plans
Results of the Writing Process
Expansion Activities
Your Journal
Challenge: Imagining the Future
APPENDICES
Appendix A: The Parts of Speech
Appendix B: Subject Pronouns; Object Pronouns; Possessive Adjectives; Possessive Pronouns
Appendix C: Count and Noncount Nouns; Possessive Nouns
Appendix D: The Verb Be–Present and Past
Appendix E: The Simple Present
Appendix F: The Present Progressive
Appendix G: The Simple Past
Appendix H: Irregular Verbs
Appendix I: Expressing Future Time with Be Going To and Will
Appendix J: Order of Adjectives
Appendix K: Sentence Types
Appendix L: Rules for Capitalization
Appendix M: Punctuation
Appendix N: Correction Symbols