They Say/I Say : The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing

English

ISBN: 039393361X

EAN: 9780393933611

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines / Authorship/Language Arts & Disciplines / Rhetoric/Reference / Writing Skills/Language Arts & Disciplines / Readers/

Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.

Release Date: 02/02/2011

Synopsis: The best-selling new composition book published in this century, in use at more than 1,000 schools, They Say / I Say has essentially defined academic writing, identifying its key rhetorical moves, the most important of which is to summarize what others have said to set up ones own argument . The book also provides templates to help students make these key moves in their own writing. The Second Edition includes a new chapter on reading that shows students how to read for the larger conversation and two new chapters on the moves that matter in the sciences and social sciences.

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They Say/I Say : The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Edition: 2

Height: 0.4 inches

Width: 5.3 inches

Length: 7.4 inches

Weight: 7.69 oz

Pages: 245