They Say / I Say with Readings, 4e with access card + The Little Seagull Handbook with Exercises, 3e by Gerald Graff

They Say / I Say with Readings, 4e with access card + The Little Seagull Handbook with Exercises, 3e Reviews

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  Olivia Scott

  it’s not even bad i’m just so bored and did not want to be here
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  Akbar Ato

  This book is long. Full of templates and vocabularies you can write your paper with.
  
  Although it was produced before ChatGPT, it is still of value. You can find language for supporting, rejecting ideas, elaborating, acknowledging weaknesses.
  
  The author makes a compelling argument. Templates are not to replace creativity, but to boost creativity. For starters, they advise using templates. Later on, they suggest writing your own words.
  
  What I love about the book is its underlying approach: They say, I say. Essentially, it means we are writing not to ourselves. We answer other people, scholars; we join ongoing conversations.
  
  4 out of 5. It’s a bit long with some repetition.
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  Keilah Villa

  An excellent resource that teaches the moves in academic writing across all disciplines. I'm working on my second master's degree (M.A. English), so I think I am a good writer. This book changed my perspective and made me recognize writing mistakes I've been making my whole life. Academic writing is far from what we learn in K-12, so implementation of these strategies is daunting and uncomfortable. To ease this, the authors provide writing templates to act as training wheels. One day when I'm a professor of composition, this will likely be my textbook.
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  Miriam Jacobs

  Teaches how to write an academic paper in a way that does not rely on students' previous experience (which they may not have) as writers, readers, or bearers of general knowledge.
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  Space Cadette

  Shoutout to all the hot people that had to read this for school
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  Bridget

  Another helpful writing guide