Write two paragraphs in which you first summarize our rationale for the templates in this book and then articulate your own position in response?
In the introduction to “They Say, I Say”: The Moves That Matter In Academic Writing, Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein provides templates designed to enhance the writers writing. In the Introduction Graff and Birkenstein, provide us with templates that are set up to help the writer write in a way that includes what others say and what they as the writer says. This way of writing is can be connected to the book title. Although some people believe that this way of writing won’t enhance their writing at all, Graff and Birkenstein do believe this will enhance the writers writing and make the reader more interested. I agree with the authors of this book. In my view, the type of templates the authors recommended would enhance a writers writing. For instance including both sides on a story it can make the reader have a deeper understanding of the writing. In addition, it can also make the reader voice their opinion in their mind and overall enjoy the writing more. Some people would disagree with the idea of it enchaining their writing. Yet I would argue against that and that it does enhance the writers writing. Overall, then, I believe included both sides in writing is an important point to make given the fact that it enhances writing.
In chapter 1, Graff and Birkenstein emphasizes the idea that was mention in the introduction that it is important when writing about an idea that has more then one side, you include what others are saying about the idea. They include how important it is too say what others have to say about the idea in the beginning of the writing. They stress how important it is to also keep going back to the idea throughout the writing. In the chapter they mention that this is important because, when the text is longer and more complicated the reader will forget the ideas that were stated in the beginning. Therefore, the reader will be more engaged with what the writer believes. In the chapter there are also templates that help set up the idea of how to argue with both sides of the views in a way that won’t bore readers. Through the many annotations that I made that I thought were important one that stood out to me was, “Modern English… is full of bad habits… which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble,”(pg.22).
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Mary Katherine Spain
“Modern English… is full of bad habits… which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble,”(pg.22).
Why did this stand out to you? I think this is an intersting sentence!
Necessary trouble. Could be a title to a short story.
Good job on this HW!
The quote stood out to me, do to the fact that I think I use/used to use the bad habits. I still use abbreviations and slang words when texting but at one point I found myself sometimes not thinking where I was writing and doing it in essays, and emails to teachers and whatnot and would catch myself when revising it. I also find these bad habits sometimes when just speaking in generally, sometimes it will sound not properly worded and gibberish.
“Modern English… is full of bad habits… which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble,”(pg.22).
Why did this stand out to you? I think this is an intersting sentence!
Necessary trouble. Could be a title to a short story.
Good job on this HW!
The quote stood out to me, do to the fact that I think I use/used to use the bad habits. I still use abbreviations and slang words when texting but at one point I found myself sometimes not thinking where I was writing and doing it in essays, and emails to teachers and whatnot and would catch myself when revising it. I also find these bad habits sometimes when just speaking in generally, sometimes it will sound not properly worded and gibberish.