In Harmony is one of two titles in a new first edition series written for the integrated Reading/Writing Developmental English course by an author who is an expert in both fields of study - Kathleen McWhorter.In Harmony, the first book in the series, correlates to the introductory developmental reading level and the sentence to paragraph developmental writing level.    0321881605 / 9780321881601 In Harmony: Reading and Writing with New MySkillsLab -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0205865526 / 9780205865529 New MySkillsLab -- Access Card   0321871855 / 9780321871855 In Harmony: Reading and Writing

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Detailed Contents INTRODUCTION: A Guide to College Success Keys to Success in College Key #1 Set Goals and Monitor Them Key #2 Get Organized Key #3 Manage Your Time: Balancing School, Work, and Family Key #4 Take Charge of Your Learning Key #5 Get the Most Out of Your Textbooks Key #6 Focus Your Attention and Avoid Distractions Key #7 Take Class Notes Key #8 Learn to Take tests Key #9 How to be Successful in Your Reading-Writing Course Key #10 How to be Successful Working with Classmates   PART I    Getting Started   Chapter 1   The Reading Process: An Overview Focusing on Reading and Writing What are Active Reading and Writing? Reading Active Reading: How to Get Started Preview Before Reading Reading: The Dilemma of Anger: “Let it Out” or “Bottle It Up”? Carole Wade and Carol Tavris Highlight and Annotate As You Read Reading: Is Bottled water Safer Than Tap Water? Janice Thompson and Melinda Manore Strengthen Your Comprehension and Recall Read and Think About Visuals Think Critically Integrating Reading and Writing Read and Respond A Professional Reading: Liking and Loving: Interpersonal Attraction, Saundra K. Ciccarelli and J. Noland White Self-Test Summary   Chapter 2 The Writing Process: An Overview Focusing on Reading and Writing  What is the Writing Process? Writing Understand What Writing Is and Is Not Practical Advice About Writing Five Steps in the Writing Process Generate Ideas Organize Ideas Write Paragraphs Write Essays Write a First draft Revise Drafts Proofread Consider Your Audience and Purpose Integrating Reading and Writing Read and Respond Student Essay: The Space In-Between, Santiago Quintana Garcia Read and Respond A Professional Essay: What Makes a Movie Scary, Dorothy Hoffman Self-Test Summary   Chapter 3 Vocabulary:  Working with Words  Focusing on Reading and Writing  Why is Vocabulary Important?  Use a Dictionary Effectively  Synonyms and Antonyms  Understand Denotative and Connotative Language  Use Words with Multiple or Unusual Meanings  Understand Vocabulary in College Courses  Integrating Reading and Writing Read and Respond A Professional Essay: The Power of Words, Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond  Self-Test Summary    Chapter 4 Vocabulary:  Learning Unknown Words  Focusing on Reading and Writing  Why is Learning New Words Important?  Figure Out Unknown Words: A Strategy  Pronounce Unknown Words  Use Context Clues  Use Word Parts  Learn New Words  Integrating Reading and Writing  Read and Respond A Professional Essay: Talking to Koko the Gorilla, Alex Hannaford  Self-Test Summary   PART II    READING AND WRITING SENTENCES   Chapter 5 Complete Sentences Versus Sentence Fragments Focusing on Reading and Writing What is a Complete Sentence? Writing Identify Subjects and Predicates Identify Sentence Fragments Recognize and Correct Fragments Caused by Missing Subjects Recognize and Correct Fragments Caused by Missing Verbs Recognize and Correct Fragments Caused by Dependent Clauses Reading Understanding Sentences Integrating Reading and Writing  Read and Revise  Read and Respond A Professional Essay: NortenBo en Manhattan, Steven Doloff Self-Test Summary   Chapter 6   Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices Focusing on Reading and Writing What is Punctuation and Why is it Important to Use It Correctly? Recognize and Correct Run-On Sentences Recognize and Correct Comma Splices Reading Use Punctuation as a Guide to Reading Integrating Reading and Writing Read and Revise Read and Respond A Professional Essay: The Role of Sports in Our Lives,” John J. Macionis  Self-Test Summary   Chapter 7 Using Verbs Correctly Focusing on Reading and Writing What is a Verb? Writing Recognize Forms of the Verb Understand Verb Tense: An Overview Use the Simple Tenses Use Irregular verbs Correctly Understand Voice: Use Active Instead of Passive Voice Avoid Errors in Subject-Verb Agreement Reading What Verbs Tell Readers Integrating Reading and Writing Read and Revise Read and Respond A Student Essay: My Kid’s Father, Lekisha Roberson Read and Respond A Professional Essay: Scenes from A Service-Dog Graduation Self-Test Summary   Chapter 8 Combining and Expanding Your Ideas Focusing on Reading and Writing What are Independent and Dependent Clauses? Writing Combine Ideas of Equal Importance Combine Ideas of Unequal Importance Write Compound-Complex Sentences Reading Identify Meaning Clues from Sentence Structure Integrating Reading and Writing Read and Revise Read and Respond A Student Essay: Freedom to Buy Candy, Yuliya Seitkulova Read and Respond A Professional Essay: Saying “Adios” to Spanglish, Leticia Salais Self-Test Summary     Chapter 9 Revising Confusing and Inconsistent Sentences Focusing on Reading and Writing What is a Confusing or Inconsistent Sentence? Writing Use Pronouns Clearly and Effectively Avoid Shifts in Person, Number, and Verb Tense Avoid Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers Use Parallelism Reading Understand Difficult and Complicated Sentences Integrating Reading and Writing Read and Revise Read and Respond A Student Essay: When Someday Finally Came, Dave Myers Read and Respond A Professional Essay: Computer Technology, Large Organizations, and the Assault on Privacy, John Macionis Self-Test Summary   PART III   READING AND WRITING PARAGRAHS   Chapter 10 Main Ideas and Topic Sentences Focusing on Reading and Writing What are Topics, Main Ideas, and Topic Sentence? Reading Understand General Versus Specific Ideas Identify the Topic Identify the Main Idea Writing Choose a Manageable Topic Write Effective Topic Sentences Revise Ineffective Topic Sentences Integrating Reading and Writing Read and Revise Read and Respond A Student Essay: Decision Time, Alex Boyd Read and Respond A Professional Essay: What is a Sustainable Food System?, John Salge Blake Self-Test Summary   Chapter 11 Details, Implied Main Ideas, and Transitions Focusing on Reading and Writing What are Supporting Details, Implied Main Ideas, and Transitions? Reading Identify Supporting Details in Paragraphs Identify Implied Main Ideas Use Transitional Words and Phrases to Read Paragraphs Writing Choose Specific Details Use Details to Support Your Topic Sentence Arrange Details So They are Easy to Follow Integrating Reading and Writing Read and Revise Read and Respond A Student Essay: A Korean Girl in Boston, Bogyeong Son Read and Respond A Professional Essay: Wireless Interference: The Health Risks, Christopher Ketcham Self-Test Summary   Chapter 12 Patterns of Organization: Chronological Order, Narration, Process, and Description Focusing on Reading and Writing What are Patterns of Organization? Reading and Writing Time Sequence: Chronological Order, Process, and Narration What is Time Sequence? Read Chronological Order and Process Write Process Paragraphs Write Narrative Paragraphs Reading and Writing Description What is Description? Read Descriptive Paragraphs Write Descriptive Paragraphs Integrating Reading and Writing Read and Revise Read and Respond A Student Essay: A Trip to Disney World, Roan Rodriguez Read and Respond A Professional Essay: My Documented Life, Jose Antonio Vargas Self-Test Summary   Chapter 13 Patterns of Organization: Example, Cause and Effect, and Comparison and Contrast Focusing on Reading and Writing Why Use Patterns of Organization? Reading and Writing Example What is an Example? Read Examples Write Examples Reading and Writing Cause and Effect What is Cause and Effect? Read Cause and Effect Write Cause and Effect Reading and Writing Comparison and Effect What is Comparison and Contrast? Read Comparison and Contrast Write Comparison and Contrast Integrating Reading and Writing Read and Revise Read and Respond A Student Essay: Twitter’s Appeal, Bryan Dube Read and Respond A Professional Essay: The Benefits of Listening to Music, Steven Cornelius and Mary Natvig Self-Test Summary   Chapter 14 Revision and Proofreading Focusing on Reading and Writing What are Revision and Proofreading? Reading Read Carefully and Critically for Revision Writing Determine How and When to Revise Revise Ineffective Paragraphs Use Idea Maps to Spot Revision Problems Use Peer Review Proofread for Correctness Integrating Reading and Writing Read and Revise Read and Respond A Student Essay: The Event that Changed My Life, Loretta Scott Read and Respond A Professional Essay: Finding a Mate: Not the Same as it Used to Be, James M. Henslin Self-Test Summary   PART IV   READING AND WRITING ABOUT TEXT MATERIALS   Chapter 15 Understanding and Organizing Information Focusing on Reading and Writing Why Organize Information? Reading Read to Organize and Retain Information Writing Outline to Organize Information Map to Discover Organization Paraphrase to Restate Ideas of Others Summarize to Condense Information Integrating Reading and Writing Read and Revise Read and Respond A Student Essay: Facebook’s Influence on a Person’s Life, Elena Pineda Read and Respond A Professional Essay: Why Conserve Water, Andrew Parker Self-Test Summary   Chapter 16 Reading and Thinking Critically Focusing on Reading and Writing What is Critical Reading? Reading How to Read Critically Make Inferences Identify the Author’s Purpose Analyze the Author’s intended Audience Distinguish Between Fact and Opinion Recognize Bias Writing Think Critically When Writing    Using Inferences    Focusing on Your Purpose Considering your Audience    Using Fact and Opinion    Expressing Bias Integrating Reading and Writing Read and Respond A Student Essay: One Year, Giovanny Guzman Read and Respond A Professional Essay: Harvesting Garlic for Less Than the Minimum Wage, Tracie McMillan Self-Test Summary   PART V   AN INTRODUCTION TO ESSAY WRITING   Chapter 17 Planning, Drafting, and Revising Essays Focusing on Reading and Writing What is an Essay? Writing Plan Your Essay    Generating and Grouping Ideas for Your Thesis Statement    How to Group Ideas Draft Your Essay    Writing Strong Thesis Statements    Supporting Your Thesis with Substantial Evidence    Making Connections Among Your Ideas Clear    Writing Your Introduction, Conclusion, and Title Revise Your Essay    Problem #1: The Topic is too Broad    Problem #2: The Topic is too Narrow    Problem #3: The Thesis Statement Needs Revision    Problem #4: The Essay is Underdeveloped    Problem #5: The Essay is Disorganized    Using Maps to Guide Your Revision Reading Use Strategies for Reading Essays Integrating Reading and Writing Read and Respond A Student Essay: Students Should Not Work Long Hours, Alphea Bartley Read and Respond A Professional Essay: A Step Beyond Human, Andy Greenberg Self-Test Summary   Chapter 18 Using Sources When You Write   Focusing on Reading and Writing What are Sources? Reading Locate Appropriate Sources Record Information from Sources Use Sources to Support Your Ideas Writing Document Sources    What is Plagiarism, and How Can You Avoid It? Use the MLA Style to Document Sources    MLA In-text Citations    MLA Works Cited List Integrating Reading and Writing Read and Respond A Student Essay: Surveillance in America: it’s Not Paranoia If You’re Really Being Watched, Alaina Mayer    Self-Test Summary   PART VI   REVIEWING THE BASICS: A BRIEF GRAMMAR HANDBOOK   A. Understanding the Parts of Speech A.1 Nouns A.2 Pronouns A.3 Verbs A.4 Adjectives A.5 Adverbs A.6 Conjunctions A.7 Prepositions A.8 Interjections B. Understanding the Parts of Sentences B.1 Subjects B.2 Predicates B.3 Complements B.4 Basic Sentence Patterns B.5 Expanding the Sentence with Adjectives and Adverbs B.6 Expanding the Sentence with Phrases B.7 Expanding the Sentence with Clauses B.8 Basic Sentence Classifications C. Writing Correct Sentences C.1 Uses of Verb Tenses C.2 Subjunctive Mood C.3 Pronoun Case C.4 Correct Adjective and Adverb Use C.5 Sentence Variety C.6 Redundancy and Wordiness C.7 Diction D. Using Punctuation Correctly D.1 End Punctuation D.2 Commas D.3 Unnecessary Commas D.4 Colons and Semicolons D.5 Dashes, Parentheses, Hyphens, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks E. Managing Mechanics and Spelling E.1 Capitalization E.2 Abbreviations E.3 Hyphenation and Word Division E.4 Numbers E.5 Suggestions for Improving Spelling E.6 Six Useful Spelling Rules F. Commonly Misused Words and Phrases G. Error Correction Exercises   PART VII   ESL GUIDE FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS A. Verbs    A.1 Active Voice Verb Tenses and Related Forms   A.2  Modal Auxiliaries   A.3 Nonaction Verbs   A.4 Passive Voice B. Nouns    B.1 Plural Forms of Regular Nouns    B.2 Plural Forms of Irregular Nouns    B.3 Possessive Forms of Nouns    B.4 Gerunds and Infinitives C. Pronouns    C.1 Personal Pronouns    C.2 Indefinite Pronouns D. Adjectives and Adverbs    D.1 Some Grammatical Reminders      D.2 Relative (Adjective) Clauses  E. Transitional Words and Phrases    E.1 Transitions for Contrast    E.2 Transitions for Equality, Addition, and Similarity    E.3 Transitions for Time    E.4 Transitions for Reasons or Purpose E.5 Transitions for Results F. Conditional Statements and Subjunctive Verb Forms      F.1 Statements with “If” Clauses      F.2 Additional Uses of the Subjunctive   VII. Web Sites for Students