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| Authors: Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Category: Book
List Price: $18.75
Buy New: $17.77
You Save: $0.98 (5%)
Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 327
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 181
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 4.7 x 0.5
ISBN: 0393924092
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.042
EAN: 9780393924091
Publication Date: September 1, 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
 GREAT HELP IN WRITING EVERYTHING!! January 5, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is great. We use it in my AP Literature Class in High School and you can tell everyone's writing skills are improving. It's a great way to show people there are differnt styles of expressing yourself. Whether it's writing a 100 page persuasive essay or a short little speech to give to your local community, this book is a great asset to anyone's life.
Very good, short read... November 10, 2006
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Great book, everything that was said made a lot of sense and it isnt your typical school book. I really like that fact. It helped me a lot in a class and I think the templates are great.
They Say/I Say June 27, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book really kicked up my academic writing skills. Previously, I'd let quotes speak for themselves or me. This short reference shifted my perspective to incorporate quotes that reinforce my analysis or incorporate quotes that I would like to dispute. Result: fewer quotes, clearer understanding on my analysis of the theory, concept, or idea, and a more thoughtful paper that represents my voice rather than a parrot.
Useful from 7th grade to Grad School June 13, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was introduced to this book in a pedagogy seminar during gradschool. I've since recommended it to 7th grade teachers, assigned it in my college composition class, and I keep it open on the desk when I work on my own research. In an age of overwhelming access to source material and "answers" this is the book that helps students filter the content into something worth reading. The templates are logical and help students think about framing arguments in the context of academic (and internet) discourse and information. The section on "hit and run quoting" is particularly helpful with students who are stuck at Mr. Smith states, "Insert quote..." and need to move beyond that to agreeing or disagreeing, quoting sarcastically, etc.
This will change my teaching July 5, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This engaging book will help me to help my students improve their writing. I enjoyed reading it and am looking forward to trying it out in the fall.
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