They Say I Say Summary

“They Say, I Say” Introduction Reflection In the opening pages of the book “They Say, I Say”, Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein introduce the readers with the use of writing templates. As a way of hooking their audience and making the material relatable to all readers, they give a comparison. They instructed the reader to think about a complex task such as basketball, cooking, or driving a car. The reason behind this movement was to prove that writing is no different and is simply a matter of practicing routine movements of wordings. Thus, they introduce the reader with templates. Graff and Birkenstein argue that writing is a more than stating smart or true facts, and great writing is a conversation, or discussion of which the writer should