9780393617436,”They Say / I Say”: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, with 2016 MLA Update (Third Edition), ‎ W. W. Norton & Company; Third edition, Paperback, English, Worldwide

GERALD GRAFF, a Professor of English and Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago and 2008 President of the Modern Language Association of America, has had a major impact on teachers through such books as Professing Literature: An Institutional History, Beyond the Culture Wars: How Teaching the Conflicts Can Revitalize American Education, and, most recently, Clueless in Academe: How Schooling Obscures the Life of the Mind.

Preface to the Third Edition

Preface: Demystifying Academic Conversation

Introduction: Entering the Conversation

Part 1: "They Say"

1. "They Say"
   • Starting with What Others Are Saying
2. "Her Point Is"
   • The Art of Summarizing
3. "As He Himself Puts It"
   • The Art of Quoting

Part 2: "I Say"

1. "Yes / No / Okay, But"
   • Three Ways to Respond
2. "And Yet"
   • Distinguishing What You Say from What They Say
3. "Skeptics May Object"
   • Planting a Naysayer in Your Text
4. "So What? Who Cares?"
   • Saying Why It Matters

Part 3: Tying It All Together

1. "As a Result"
   • Connecting the Parts
2. "Ain't So / Is Not"
   • Academic Writing Doesn't Mean Setting Aside Your Own Voice
3. "But Don't Get Me Wrong"
   • The Art of Metacommentary
4. "He Says Contends"
   • Using the Templates to Revise

Part 4: In Specific Academic Contexts

1. "I Take Your Point"
   • Entering Class Discussions
2. "IMHO"
   • Is Digital Communication Good or Bad—or Both?
3. "What's Motivating This Writer?"
   • Reading for the Conversation
4. "On Closer Examination"
   • Entering Conversations about Literature
5. "The Data Suggest"
   • Writing in the Sciences
6. "Analyze This"
   • Writing in the Social Sciences

Readings

• Don't Blame the Eater by David Zinczenko
• Hidden Intellectualism by Gerald Graff
• Nuclear Waste by Richard A. Muller
• The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream by Barbara Ehrenreich
• Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor

Index of Templates

Credits

Acknowledgments

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton & Company; Third edition (October 27, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393617436
• Item Weight : ‏ 0.272 kg
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.27 × 13.97 × 19.05 cm