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They Say/I Say: A Brief Guide to Argumentative Writing

by Gerald Birke Graff

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ISBN13: 9780393924091
ISBN10: 0393924092
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At a time when so many lament the decline of writing skills among Americans, They Say/I Say teaches the core moves of effective argumentative writing. Suggesting that there are certain moves that experienced writers use instinctively, and that the moves can be learned, this book offers a number of imaginative templates for doing so. Praised for "demystifying the tricks of the writer's trade," They Say/I Say grows from Gerald Graff's award-winning Clueless in Academe.

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Identifying the moves that matter in academic writing in ways that students can readily understand and apply.

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"They Say / I Say"shows that writing well means mastering some key rhetorical moves, the most important of which involves summarizing what others have said ("they say") to set up one"s own argument ("I say"). In addition to explaining the basic moves, this book provides writing templates that show students explicitly how to make these moves in their own writing.

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wizzoh, September 6, 2006 (view all comments by wizzoh)
They Say / I Say by Gerald Graff is to me, a stellar book. I've not heard a single critique of it yet among those I know who have read it.
The points are strong and well put, the excercises and templates encourage you to create your own ideas, opinions and methods. You might think that using a template system would limit your artistic gain, but it does the opposite, seeing one template is like seeing just the meanings of those words, ready to be replaced by different words and rearanges, each template can, once read, be looked at in many ways and shaped by you. The templates stick with you and provide knowlage long after you have forgotten the exact wording.

A wise book
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ISBN:
9780393924091
Subtitle:
The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing
Author:
Graff, Gerald Birke
Author:
Birkenstein-Graff, Kathy
Author:
Graff, Gerald
Author:
Birkenstein, Cathy
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Subject:
Writing Skills
Subject:
English language
Subject:
Composition & Creative Writing - Academic
Subject:
Report writing
Subject:
Composition & Creative Writing
Subject:
Persuasion (rhetoric)
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Second Edition
Publication Date:
September 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
181
Dimensions:
732x535x45 44

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