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They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing
»rank: 13296
: :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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They Say/I Say: The Moves that Matter in Persuasive Writing
»rank: 61006
: :'The Strunk & White of academic writing.'—Richard Bullock, Wright State UniversityAs employers, politicians, parents, and other citizens lament the decline of writing skills among Americans, this little book comes to the rescue. An instant bestseller when it first appeared as a college textbook, They Say/I Say gives writers precisely what they need to know in the all-important domain of persuasive writing. Cutting through the clutter of educational diagnoses and nostrums, it goes right to the heart of what writers most need to do, and that is to listen to what others are saying (they say), summarize it, and then offer their own argument (I say) as a response. Offering user-friendly ...
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