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They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter In Academic Writing
Alan Broadbent
Professor William Woosley
English 1010-27
August 26, 2014

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In the preface of “They Say/ I Say”: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, the authors furnish certain types of writing templates geared toward cuing students to think cognitively as well as critically; ultimately producing a writing style that is unique and creative to the individual. Graff and Birkenstein maintain that the templates they offer “help students make a host of sophisticated moves” in their writing “that they might not otherwise make”. In addition, not only can the templates spark subconscious thoughts and ideas in students, but they can help the more experienced scholars as well. Whereas others regard their own beliefs to be
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