They say/I say: the moves that matter in Academic Writing 6th ed

Preface to the sixth edition

Preface

Introduction

Part 1. They say

1. 1. They say

1. 2. Her point is

1. 3. As he himself puts it

Part 2. I say

1. 4. Yes/No/OK, but

1. 5. And yet

1. 6. Skeptics may object

1. 7. In my experience

1. 8. So what? Who cares?

Part 3. Trying it all together

1. 9. As a result

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. 13. I take your point

1. 14. What's motivating this writer?

1. 15. But as several sources suggest

1. 16. On closer examination

1. 17. The data suggests

1. 18. Analyze this

1. 19. Help me understand

Readings

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.

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.

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

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.