They Say / I Say: the Moves

That Matter in Academic Writing with Readings by Russell Durst BY arrange They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing with Readings by Russell Durst Awes mom They Say / I Say shows that writing well means mastering some key rhetorical moves, the most important of which involves summarizing what others have said (they say) to set up one’s own argument (I say). In addition to explaining the basic moves, this book provides writing templates that show students explicitly how to make these moves in their own writing.Now available in two versions, with and without an anthology of 32 readings.

. Personal Review: They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing with Readings by Russell Durst I begrudgingly bought this book for my senior seminar. I thought it would be a bit childish for the class and the expected maturity level of the students therein. As a result, it sat on my bookshelf, ignored for most of the semester.

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That is, until I was having problems writing my final paper. At a loss, I turned to this book, and immediately started kicking myself for not doing so sooner.Every other writing guide and style book I have come across has been largely useless and rough reading.

Graff and Birr kinetics efforts succeed where these others have failed. Their book is not only accessible, but well divided into manageable parts that are rich in advice, but not overwhelmingly so. I started the book doubtful of their strategies, particularly the use of templates. However, I was quickly won over. I soon came to see that rather than stifling, the templates helped arrange what I was trying to say in a way that made it much easier to make my points.