They Say I Say Journaling

7/29/2019 They Say I Say Journaling

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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

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