本书侧重写作内涵和写作目的的教学，其主要内容有细节描写（show more than tell）、故事叙述、人物或场景描述（describing a person or place）以及读者意识（addressing the audience）。围绕这四方面的内容要点设计的写作形式有个人经历文／记叙文（personal experience／narration）、描述文（description）和指示过程文（how—toprocess）等，其中记叙文和描述文主要训练细节描写、故事情节和人物、场景总体印象，指示过程文强调作文的内容及风格适应于读者的需求。

本书是《英语写作教程——从创新思维到批判思维》系列教材的第二册。本册教材侧重写作内涵和写作同的的教学，其主要内容有细节描写、故事叙述、人物和场景描述以及读者意识。围绕这四方面的内容要点没计的写作形式有记叙文、描述文和指示过程文等。本册教材的范文内容丰富，长度适中，贴近学生日常生活，并且与各单元的教学目标十分契合。同时，本册教材还设计了针对教学内容和范义的一系列课堂练习，帮助学生打开思路，并有效提高其对写作内容和风格的把握能力。

Syllabus

Unit 1 Show More Than Tell

 I What Is "Show More Than Tell"？

 II The RENNS Model

 Assignment: Group SES （Show More Than Tell）

Unit 2 Personal Experience Essay

 Assignment: Personal Experience Essay

1 Prewriting: Reporter's Formula

2 Guidelines for Writing a Personal Experience Essay

3 Peer Evaluation

4 Self-Evaluation

 I Exploring Past Experiences for Writing

 II Narrative Techniques

Unit3 Descriptive Essay

 Assignment: Descriptive Essay

1 Prewriting

2 Guidelines for Writing a Descriptive Essay

3 Peer Evaluation

4 Self-Evaluation

 I Description and Sensory Details

 II Figurative Language

 III Describing a Person

 IV Describing a Place

Unit 4 Addressing the Audience

 I A General Overview of the Audience Issue

 II Tips That Apply to All Audiences

 III Audience Analysis

 Assignment: In-class Group SES

Unit 5 How-to Process Essay

 Assignment: How-to Process Essay

1 Prewriting: Subject Chart

2 Guidelines for Writing a How-to Process Essay

3 Making Your Outline

4 Peer Evaluation

5 Self-Evaluation

 I Informative Process vs. Directive Process

 II What Our Process Essay Assignment Is Not

 III What Our Process Essay Assignment Is

 IV Elements of a Good How-to Process Essay

Key to Exercises and Homework

Appendix: Word Bank

References