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They Say, I Say JournalSummarizing and Responding
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They SayProviding a Context
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Starting with What Others
Are SayingThey SayIt is often important to start with what others aresaying in order to explain what you are responding to.
Doing this provides a context or frame into which your
ideas or arguments can provide a new voice.
When you summarize you are putting information
from another source in your own words with a focus
on the main ideas rather than every detail.
Imagine your classmate has asked you: What was
that chapter about? Summarizing allows you to put
what you read into your own words.
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How to Summarize
Take notes both in the book and on a separate sheet ofpaper as you read.
Focus on the main ideas and main events.
When writing a summary, it is often useful toparaphrase and include quotes from the work you are
summarizing to highlight a particular point the author is
making.
Paraphrasing means putting the author's ideas in yourown words. This is a good way of presenting a long
passage in a brief way.
You can use short quotes, a few words, a sentence or
even a couple of sentences, when you feel the author's
words provide the best way of conveying the message.
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I SayEntering the Conversation
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State Your Ideas as a
Response to OthersAcademic writing is argumentative writing.
To argue effectively, you need to use the ideas of
others as the basis of your own ideas.
In order to make an impact as a writer, we need to
identify how our ideas are responding to what
they say.Using the they say, I say format can help you to
disagree with others, to challenge standard ways
of thinking, and thus to stir up controversy.
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Ways of Responding
There can be a variety of ways to
respond to what others say. For
example, you may:
Disagree with what they say
Agree with what they say
Both agree and disagree with what
they say
Be emotionally moved (angry, sad,
amused, inspired) by what they say
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Putting in Your Oar
The purpose of looking at writing from this view is to
become a critical thinker who:
Is not passively recounting ideas
Can participate in conversations and debates
Can build informed ideas
Can become an engaged member of society.
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Heres An Example!They Say/I Say for the Movie Titanic
They Say: This movie is about two main characters: Rose and
Jack. Rose is a woman who is engaged to a very wealthy
man, Cal, who doesnt treat her well. She is traveling on the
boat Titanic with her fianc and her mom. Jack is a poor
artist who won his ticket on the Titanic in a card game. Atone point Rose decides she cant endure her moms
expectations and marrying Cal, so she stands on the front
of Titanic, ready to jump and end her life. Jack saves her,
and they develop a friendship and fall in love. They have torun from Cal, who doesnt want them to be together. Soon,
the Titanic hits an iceberg and they are both left floating in
the water. Jack dies, but Rose survives. We see her as an
old woman who throws the necklace Cal gave her on the
Titanic in the water.
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Heres An Example!
I Say: I was really moved by parts of this movie. I cantimagine what it was like to be a woman in the early 1900s.
I take for granted that I dont have to marry anyone I dont
want to and that I have the freedom to make my own
decisions. Rose didnt feel like she had many choices inher life, which is why she almost committed suicide. I did
think it was a little unrealistic that Rose and Jack would
fall in love so fast, though. It seems like they really didnt
even know each other. And it really bothered me when
Rose said she would never let go, but then actually lets goof Jacks hand when he is in the water. My least favorite
parts of the movie were the scenes set in present day. I
just wanted them to get back to Rose and Jack and didnt
really care that much about the crew looking for theTitanic