[(They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, with Readings)] [Author: University Gerald Graff] published on (February, 2015)

The best-selling text/reader on academic writing. "They Say / I Say" with Readings shows that writing well means mastering some key rhetorical moves, the most important of which is to summarize what others have said ("they say") in order to set up one's own argument ("I say"). Templates help students make these moves in their own writing, and 50 readings demonstrate the moves and prompt students to think-and write. "Demystifies academic argumentation." - Patricia Bizzell, College of the Holy Cross "This book demystifies rhetorical moves, tricks of the trade that many students are unsure about. It's reasonable, helpful, nicely written . . . and hey, it's true. I would have found it immensely helpful myself in high school and college." - Mike Rose, University of California, Los Angeles "The best tribute to "They Say / I Say" I've heard is this, from a student: "This is one book I'm not selling back to the bookstore." Nods all around the room. The students love this book." - Christine Ross, Quinnipiac University "The argument of this book is important-that there are "moves" to academic writing . . . and that knowledge of them can be generative. The template format is a good way to teach and demystify the moves that matter. I like this book a lot." - David Bartholomae, University of Pittsburgh "A brilliant book. . . . It's like a membership card in the academic club." - Eileen Seifert, DePaul University "Students need to walk a fine line between their work and that of others, and this book helps them walk that line, providing specific methods and techniques for introducing, explaining, and integrating other voices with their own ideas." - Libby Miles, University of Rhode Island "This book uncovers the rhetorical conventions that transcend disciplinary boundaries, so that even freshmen, newcomers to the academy, are immediately able to join in the conversation." - Margaret Weaver, Missouri State University