Product Information
This book identifies the key rhetorical moves in academic writing. It shows students how to frame their arguments as a response to what others have said and provides templates to help them start making the moves. The fourth edition features many NEW examples from academic writing, a NEW chapter on Entering Online Discussions, and a thoroughly updated chapter on Writing in the Social Sciences. Finally, two NEW readings provide current examples of the rhetorical moves in action.Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
ISBN-100393631672
ISBN-139780393631678
eBay Product ID (ePID)240480548
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThey Say / I Say : the Moves That Matter in Academic Writing
Publication Year2018
SubjectRhetoric, Composition & Creative Writing
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines
AuthorGerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight9.7 Oz
Item Length7.4 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number4
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2018-004898
Dewey Edition23
Target AudienceCollege Audience
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal808.042
Lc Classification NumberPe1431.G73 2018
Table of Content* NewPreface: Demystifying Academic ConversationIntroduction: Entering the Conversation Part 1. "THEY SAY"1. "They Say": Starting with What Others Are Saying2. "Her Point Is": The Art of Summarizing3. "As He Himself Puts It": The Art of Quoting Part 2. "I SAY"4. "Yes / No / Okay, But": Three Ways to Respond5. "And Yet": Distinguishing What You Say from What They Say6. "Skeptics May Object": Planting a Naysayer in Your Text7. "So What? Who Cares?": Saying Why It Matters Part 3. TYING IT ALL TOGETHER8. "As a Result": Connecting the Parts9. "You Mean I Can Just Say It That Way?": Academic Writing Doesn't Mean Setting Aside Your Own Voice10. "But Don't Get Me Wrong": The Art of Metacommentary11. "He Says Contends": Using the Templates to Revise Part 4. IN SPECIFIC ACADEMIC CONTEXTS12. "I Take Your Point": Entering Class Discussions13. Don't Assume They'll Scroll Up: Entering Online Conversations14. "What's Motivating This Writer?": Reading for the Conversation15. "On Closer Examination": Entering Conversations about Literature16. "The Data Suggest": Writing in the Sciences17. "Analyze This": Writing in the Social Sciences READINGSDavid Zinczenko, Don't Blame the EaterGerald Graff, Hidden Intellectualism*Michael Littman, "Rise of the Machines" Is Not a Likely Future*Michelle Alexander, The New Jim CrowFlannery O'Connor, Everything that Rises Must Converge Index of Templates
Copyright Date2018