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They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing Fourth Edition
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The best-selling book that demystifies academic writing
This book identifies the key rhetorical moves in academic writing. It shows students how to frame their arguments as a response to what others have said and provides templates to help them start making the moves. The fourth edition features many NEW examples from academic writing, a NEW chapter on Entering Online Discussions, and a thoroughly updated chapter on Writing in the Social Sciences. Finally, two NEW readings provide current examples of the rhetorical moves in action.
- ISBN-100393631672
- ISBN-13978-0393631678
- EditionFourth
- PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
- Publication dateJune 11, 2018
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions5.3 x 0.5 x 7.4 inches
- Print length352 pages
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About the Author
Cathy Birkenstein is a lecturer in English at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has published essays on writing in College English, and, with Gerald Graff in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Academe, and College Composition and Communication.
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- Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company; Fourth edition (June 11, 2018)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0393631672
- ISBN-13 : 978-0393631678
- Item Weight : 9.9 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.3 x 0.5 x 7.4 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #71,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #12 in Creative Writing & Composition
- #136 in Fiction Writing Reference (Books)
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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.
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Customers find the book helpful for writing essays and assignments. They find it easy to read with a simple, structured writing style. The templates provided are useful and give students a solid framework on which to hang their ideas for academic writing. However, some customers were disappointed that the book did not come with an access code required. Opinions differ on whether the book is worth the purchase or a complete waste of money.
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Customers find the book helpful for writers. They say it's informative, excellent for beginning writers, and provides good exercises and suggestions for academic writing. Readers also mention it's practical and a good resource.
"It served its purpose. It was a required textbook for one of my college courses...." Read more
"...English at a community college and this book has been invaluable for my students...." Read more
"...Overall very informative if you can get your students to actually open it." Read more
"This product was good. I thought it was helpful for my class, but was definitely not a textbook I would read in my free time...." Read more
Customers find the book easy to read and useful for improving writing. It provides simple, structured techniques for better writing that are good for persuasive writing in general. The book is a great way to teach students how to paraphrase rather than plagiarize. It also helps create collage essays with easy-to-follow arguments and commentary in an academic tone.
"...academic writing, and presents the skills needed for essays in a straightforward and gently humorous way...." Read more
"...breaking down versetile academic writing style in away that is easy to understand. There are stylistic points that some will disagree with...." Read more
"Great way to teach your students how to paraphrase, rather than plagiarize. I guarantee only 1 in 15 will actually read it. How do I know this?..." Read more
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Customers find the book's writing style helpful. They appreciate the templates and suggestions for academic writing. The templates provide a solid framework and are easy to fill in. The book demystifies academic writing and presents the skills needed for essays in an accessible way.
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"...are organized intelligently and include plenty of examples and fill-in templates a reader can practice with...." Read more
"This is a great book with lots of suggestion and ideas for academic writing. This is just what I needed...." Read more
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Customers have different views on the book's value for money. Some find it worth purchasing and cheap, while others consider it a waste of money and a subpar product.
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"...It did not come with a code to access the textbook online as others have said, but that was fine as our professor only wanted us to have a hard..." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2021It served its purpose. It was a required textbook for one of my college courses. We only used it for one assignment and then never looked at it again.
It did not come with a code to access the textbook online as others have said, but that was fine as our professor only wanted us to have a hard physical copy to mark up with notes and whatnot, but buyer beware if you're looking for that.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2019I teach freshman English at a community college and this book has been invaluable for my students. It demystifies academic writing, and presents the skills needed for essays in a straightforward and gently humorous way. The templates are useful and give students a solid framework on which to hang their ideas. I would highly recommend this book for high school students or freshman college students who may not have had a solid background in formal essay writing.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2023Had to get it, couldn't get it through the school as it was sold out - Amazon to the rescue! Perfect
- Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2020This is a good informative text breaking down versetile academic writing style in away that is easy to understand. There are stylistic points that some will disagree with. There may be some possible other points of contention as well but it simplifies the sometimes seemingly overwhelming task of academic writing in a digestible way. The problem for me was will the flow and writing style of the the book along with the layout of the text, particularly in the kindle version. It is very confusing to follow and not user friendly at first. I literally thought the book was messed up when I first opened it because of the various fonts and page layout and the way the author just launched into the text. Once I got familiarized that went away but the author’s writing was still a little meh for me personally. Ultimately got through it and found it useful, though I have been writing academically for a while now. It’s possible I would have found it more useful had I not been writing papers for many years before it was assigned by the prof. In my masters program. If this textbook is assigned for a class you could possible pass without purchasing if no assignments come directly from the text but based on price and utility, if you plan to stay in school and will be writing, it’s worth the purchase. If you don’t you’re professor impact your grade if your writing is not up to college level and you’re not attempting to follow this method, it’d be a dead give away you’re not doing the readings.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2021Great way to teach your students how to paraphrase, rather than plagiarize. I guarantee only 1 in 15 will actually read it. How do I know this? I teach English composition and have experienced the crushing disappointment of my students completely ignoring their assigned reading. Overall very informative if you can get your students to actually open it.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2023This product was good. I thought it was helpful for my class, but was definitely not a textbook I would read in my free time. Arrived in good condition.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2023I wish I had this in middle school! This is brilliant!
- Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2023Shipping was fast
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- AnjaliReviewed in India on March 20, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book
This book is excellent.best World Book packing very nice . it's a really good book.. received earlier than ecpt so thatmade me very happy.
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EvelinReviewed in Germany on January 6, 2023
4.0 out of 5 stars Gutes Tool
Das Buch hilft sehr, um das Schreiben von Essays zu verbessern und Intentionen und Argumentationsstrukturen innerhalb eines Textes besser darzustellen bzw. zu formulieren.
- Leila DervisReviewed in Canada on February 5, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for a great price!
Got this for my class in university and it’s way cheaper than at the bookstore
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Cliente AmazonReviewed in Italy on June 15, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars È in Inglese
Dà molteplici strumenti per riflettere sulla psicologia della comunicazione e non a fine di marketing (ambito su cui si sono partorite fioriture e storpiature da psicologia da rotocalco), ma per dare strumenti umanistici, empatici, educativi, pedagogici, facendo riflettere in primis su come noi organiziamo il nostro pensiero discorsivo. Le cose che diamo per scontate, ma non lo sono e sono alla base di molti fraintendimenti, che costano cari in ogni ambito relazionale.
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Reviewed in Italy on June 15, 2020
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- madeline weedenReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2019
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