From the Book - Sixth edition /
Preface to the sixth edition
1. 3. As he himself puts it
1. 6. Skeptics may object
1. 8. So what? Who cares?
Part 3. Trying it all together
1. 10. you mean I can just say it that way?
1. 11. But don't get me wrong
1. 12. What I really want to say Is
Part 4. In specific academic contexts
1. 14. What's motivating this writer?
1. 15. But as several sources suggest
1. 16. On closer examination
1. 19. Help me understand
Preface: Demystifying academic conversation
Introduction: Entering the conversation
Pt. 1. "They say". "They say": starting with what others are saying ; "Her point is": the art of summarizing ; "As he himself puts it": the art of quoting
Pt. 2. "I say". "Yes/no/okay, but": three ways to respond ; "And yet": distinguishing what you say from what they say ' "Skeptics may object": planting a naysayer in your text ; "So what? Who care?": saying why it matters
Pt. 3. Tying it all together. "As a result": connecting the parts ; "Ain't so/Is not": academic writing doesn't mean setting aside your own voice ; "In other words": the art of metacommentary
Entering class discussions: a brief appendix
Readings. Don't blame the eater / David Zinczenko ; Hidden intellectualism / Gerald Graff ; The empire of images in our world of bodies / Susan Bordo.
From the Book - Third edition.
Demystifying academic conversation
Entering the conversation
They Say. They say: starting with what others are saying
Her point is: the art of summarizing
As he himself puts it: the art of quoting.
I Say. Yes/no/okay, but: three ways to respond
And yet: distinguishing what you say from what they say
Skeptics may object: planting a naysayer in your text
So what? Who cares? : saying why it matters.
Tying it All Together. As a result: connecting the parts
Ain't so/is not: academic writing doesn't always mean setting aside your own voice
But don't get me wrong: the art of metacommentary
He [says] contends: using the templates to revise.
In Specific Academic Contexts. I take your point: entering class discussions
IMHO: is digital communication good or bad, or both?
What's motivating this writer? : reading for the conversation
On closer examination: entering conversations about literature
The data suggest: writing in the sciences
Analyze this: writing in the social sciences.
Readings. Don't blame the eater / David Zinczenko
Hidden intellectualism / Gerald Graff
Nuclear waste / Richard A. Muller
The (futile) pursuit of the American dream / Barbara Ehrenreich
Everything that rises must converge / Flannery O'Connor.
From the Book - Sixth edition.
Preface. Demystifying academic conversation
Introduction. Entering the conversation
Part 1. "They say". "They say" : starting with what others are saying
"Her point is" : the art of summarizing
"As he himself puts it" : the art of quoting
Part 2. "I say". "Yes/No/Okay, but" : three ways to respond
"And yet" : distinguishing what you say from what they say
"Skeptics may object" : planting a naysayer in your text
"In my experience" : using personal stories to energize your argument"
"So what? Who cares?" : saying why it matters
Part 3. Tying it all together. "As a result" : connecting the parts
"You mean I can just say it that way?" : academic writing doesn't mean setting aside your own voice
"But don't get me wrong" : the art of metacommentary
"What I really want to say is: revising Substantially
Part 4. In specific academic contexts. "I take your point" : entering class discussions
"Whats motivating this writer" : reading for the conversation
"But as several sources suggest" :Research as conversation
"On closer examination" : entering conversations about literature
"The data suggest" : writing in the sciences
"Analyze this" : writing in the social sciences
"Help me understand" : When your "they say" is a bot
From the Book - Fourth edition.
Preface: Demystifying academic conversation
Introduction: Entering the conversation
"They say": starting with what others are saying
"Her point is": the art of summarizing
"As he himself puts it": the art of quoting
"Yes/No/Okay, but": three ways to respond
"And yet": distinguishing what you say from what they say
"Skeptics may object": planting a naysayer in your text
"So what? Who cares?" saying why it matters
"As a result": connecting the parts
"You mean I can just say it that way?": academic writing doesn't mean setting aside your own voice
"But don't get me wrong": the art of metacommentary
"He contends": using the templates to revise
"I take your point": entering class discussions
"Don't make them scroll up": entering online conversations
"What's motivating this writer?": reading for the conversation
"On closer examination": entering conversations about literature
"The data suggest": writing in the sciences
"Analyze this": writing in the social sciences.
Readings. Don't blame the eater / David Zinczenko
Hidden intellectualism / Gerald Graff
"Rise of the Machines" is not a likely future / Michael Littman
The new Jim Crow: mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness / Michelle Alexander
Everything that rises must converge / Flannery O'Connor.