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They Say/I Say

They Say/I Say. Reading Response (RR). They Say (Summarize). A good summary requires balancing what the original author is saying with the writer’s own focus. The summary must only be the author’s ideas, but you may focus on just the points that interest you.

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They Say/I Say

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  1. They Say/I Say Reading Response (RR)

  2. They Say (Summarize) • A good summary requires balancing what the original author is saying with the writer’s own focus. • The summary must only be the author’s ideas, but you may focus on just the points that interest you. • Writers should not be able to tell whether you agree or disagree with the ideas you are summarizing. • It is extremely important that you go back to what the authors have said, that you study it very closely, and that you not mistake it with something you already believe. • Avoid list summaries, summaries that simply inventory the original author’s various points but fail to focus those points around any larger overall claim.

  3. Templates for Introducing what “they say” • In their article, Y and Z have offered harsh critiques of _________ and _________. • The author argues _________. • Chester Himes emphasizes that _________. • _________, he admits.

  4. Action Verbs for Summaries • Verbs for making a claim: argue, assert, believe, claim, insist, observe, report, suggest. • Verbs for expressing agreement: endorse, praise, admire, agree, acknowledge, corroborate, support, verify. • Verbs for questioning/disagreeing: complain, deny, contradict, reject, refute, contend, complicate. • Verbs for making recommendations: please, recommend, urge, warn, demand, call for, encourage, advocate.

  5. I Say (Three Ways to Respond) • The “I say” is where you offer your own argument as a response to what “they” have said. • You may agree, disagree, have a combination of both, or be emotionally moved. • Begin your response by simply stating clearly whether you agree, disagree, or both. • You must explain your position to take a strong stand. • Do not simply parrot what the author says if you agree.

  6. Templates for Disagreeing • I disagree with X’s view that _________ because _________. • X’s claim that _________ rests on the questionable assumption that _________. • By focusing on _________, X overlooks the deeper problem of _________.

  7. Templates for Agreeing • X is surely right about _________ because _________. • X’s theory of _________ is extremely useful because it sheds light on the difficult problem of _________. • I agree that _________ because my experience _________.

  8. Templates for Agreeing and Disagreeing • Though I concede that _________, I still insist that _________. • While X is probably wrong when she claims that _________, she is right that _________. • Although I disagree with X’s claim that _________, I endorse his conclusion that _________.

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