MyLab Reading & Writing Skills with Pearson eText Access Code for Reading and Writing About Contemporary Issues
3rd Edition
Published on 4. September 2019
Software
Product license key
978-0-13-530508-9 (ISBN)
Description
MyLab Reading & Writing Skills Standalone Access Code to accompany McWhorter, Reading and Writing About Contemporary Issues, 3/e
This item is an instant access code for MyLab (TM) Reading & Writing Skills. In order to access the online course, in addition to your access code you will also need a Course ID, provided by your instructor.
This instant access code provides access to the McWhorter, Reading and Writing About Contemporary Issues, 3/e accompanying MyLab course ONLY.
013530508X / 9780135305089 MYLAB READING & WRITING SKILLS -- STANDALONE ACCESS CODE -- FOR READING AND WRITING ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, 3/e
MyLab (TM) is the teaching and learning platform that empowers you to reach every student. By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. Learn more about MyLab Reading & Writing Skills.
ALERT:
Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN.
Used or rental books
If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code.
Access codes
Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase.
This item is an instant access code for MyLab (TM) Reading & Writing Skills. In order to access the online course, in addition to your access code you will also need a Course ID, provided by your instructor.
This instant access code provides access to the McWhorter, Reading and Writing About Contemporary Issues, 3/e accompanying MyLab course ONLY.
013530508X / 9780135305089 MYLAB READING & WRITING SKILLS -- STANDALONE ACCESS CODE -- FOR READING AND WRITING ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, 3/e
MyLab (TM) is the teaching and learning platform that empowers you to reach every student. By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. Learn more about MyLab Reading & Writing Skills.
ALERT:
Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN.
Used or rental books
If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code.
Access codes
Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase.
More details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-0-13-530508-9 (9780135305089)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Person
About our author Kathleen T. McWhorter is the author of more than a dozen textbooks designed to help students succeed in college. Born in a rural farm community in Upstate New York, she went on to receive her EdD from SUNY Buffalo. For 34 years, she taught at Niagara County Community College in Sanborn, NY, where she is a professor emerita of humanities. Through her textbooks, Dr. McWhorter has helped an estimated 500,000 students improve their reading, writing and critical-thinking skills.
For more information on Kathleen's Reading and Writing Series, visit the McWhorter Way series page. She also encourages interaction and discourse in the education community on her LinkedIn page.
For more information on Kathleen's Reading and Writing Series, visit the McWhorter Way series page. She also encourages interaction and discourse in the education community on her LinkedIn page.
Content
PART 1: A HANDBOOK FOR READING AND WRITING IN COLLEGE
The Reading Process
The Writing Process
Vocabulary for Readers and Writers
Main Ideas and Topic Sentences
Supporting Details, Transitions, and Implied Main Ideas
Revising and Proofreading Paragraphs
Reading and Writing Organizational Patterns
Writing Essays and Documented Papers
Critical Thinking: Reading and Writing
Analyzing Issues and Arguments
PART 2: READING AND WRITING ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
Defining Ourselves: Our Multiple Identities
Our Environment: Problems and Solutions
Relationships: Our Friends, Families, and Communities
Medical Ethics: Where Do We Draw the Line?
Personal Safety and Security
Conformity and Nonconformity: Following and Breaking the Rules
Personal Freedoms and Limitations: Lifestyle Choices
PART 3: A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CASEBOOK ON GLOBALIZATION
Examining One Issue in Depth
Reading 1: Geography, "The Impact of Globalization"
Reading 2: Biology, "World Overpopulation and Resource Management"
Reading 3: Business and Marketing, "Marketing on the Global Stage"
Reading 4: Cultural Anthropology, "Globalization and Health"
Reading 5: Communication, "Globalization and Intercultural Communication"
Reading 6: Economics, "The Global Economy"
Synthesis and Integration Questions and Activities
Writing About the Readings
PART 4: GRAMMAR AND CORRECTNESS SKILL REFRESHERS
Skill Refresher 1: Sentence Fragments
Skill Refresher 2: Run-On Sentences
Skill Refresher 3: Subject-Verb Agreement
Skill Refresher 4: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Skill Refresher 5: Pronoun Reference
Skill Refresher 6: Dangling Modifiers
Skill Refresher 7: Misplaced Modifiers
Skill Refresher 8 Parallelism
Skill Refresher 9: Comma Usage
Skill Refresher 10: Colons and Semicolons
The Reading Process
The Writing Process
Vocabulary for Readers and Writers
Main Ideas and Topic Sentences
Supporting Details, Transitions, and Implied Main Ideas
Revising and Proofreading Paragraphs
Reading and Writing Organizational Patterns
Writing Essays and Documented Papers
Critical Thinking: Reading and Writing
Analyzing Issues and Arguments
PART 2: READING AND WRITING ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
Defining Ourselves: Our Multiple Identities
Our Environment: Problems and Solutions
Relationships: Our Friends, Families, and Communities
Medical Ethics: Where Do We Draw the Line?
Personal Safety and Security
Conformity and Nonconformity: Following and Breaking the Rules
Personal Freedoms and Limitations: Lifestyle Choices
PART 3: A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CASEBOOK ON GLOBALIZATION
Examining One Issue in Depth
Reading 1: Geography, "The Impact of Globalization"
Reading 2: Biology, "World Overpopulation and Resource Management"
Reading 3: Business and Marketing, "Marketing on the Global Stage"
Reading 4: Cultural Anthropology, "Globalization and Health"
Reading 5: Communication, "Globalization and Intercultural Communication"
Reading 6: Economics, "The Global Economy"
Synthesis and Integration Questions and Activities
Writing About the Readings
PART 4: GRAMMAR AND CORRECTNESS SKILL REFRESHERS
Skill Refresher 1: Sentence Fragments
Skill Refresher 2: Run-On Sentences
Skill Refresher 3: Subject-Verb Agreement
Skill Refresher 4: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Skill Refresher 5: Pronoun Reference
Skill Refresher 6: Dangling Modifiers
Skill Refresher 7: Misplaced Modifiers
Skill Refresher 8 Parallelism
Skill Refresher 9: Comma Usage
Skill Refresher 10: Colons and Semicolons