NOTE: This edition features the same content as the traditional text in a convenient, three-hole-punched, loose-leaf version. Books a la Carte also offer a great value; this format costs significantly less than a new textbook. Before purchasing, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need aCourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MySkillsLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MySkillsLab search for: 0134118235 / 9780134118239 In Concert: An Integrated Approach to Reading and Writing, Books a la Carte Edition Plus MySkillsLab® with Pearson eText - Access Card Package, 2/e * 0133956644 / 9780133956641 In Concert: An Integrated Approach to Reading and Writing, 2/e, Books a la Carte Edition * 013399516X / 9780133995169 MySkillsLab with Pearson eText - Access Card MySkillsLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. For combined courses in Developmental Reading and Writing. A true integration of reading and writing skills instruction In Concert, Second Edition is the second text in a two-part integrated reading and writing series. While the first volume (In Harmony) focuses on reading and writing skills at the sentence to paragraph level, In Concert moves on to explore reading and writing skills at the paragraph and essay level. This series aims to show students how reading and writing unite to become a single process of understanding and expressing ideas. Emphasizing the harmonious nature of the reading and writing processes, it highlights critical thinking and reinforces its relationship to these processes. Student and professional essays are presented at the start of each chapter and used as the basis for instruction, illustration, and practice. Readings are presented as integrated instructional material, rather than as models or additional practice, allowing students to improve on their own reading and writing skills through a single source. Thematic-based chapters help build continuity, elicit student interest, and help them draw on their own prior knowledge. McWhorter's streamlined presentation and flexible approach work in traditional as well as compressed courses. Also Available with MySkillsLab ® This title is also available with MySkillsLab - an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts.