They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing
Gerald Graff, Cathy BirkensteinThe essential little book that students love for demystifying academic writing, reading, & research
“This book demystifies academic writing & shows how to engage with the views of others. Extensively revised in response to feedback from our community of adopters, this edition of They Say / I Say is an even more practical companion for students, featuring a new chapter on Researching Conversations, new exercises, expanded support for reading, & an expanded chapter on Revising. By focusing on the rhetorical moves found in all disciplines, They Say helps students master the ins and outs of argumentative writing in accessible language & with examples students can apply throughout their college career”°°°
Gerald Graff, Emeritus Professor of English & Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago & 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, & Clueless in Academe: How Schooling Obscures the Life of the Mind.
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, & College Composition & Communication.