They Say/I Say: Writing Templates IMPORTANT! READ FIRST! The following templates provide examples of how to use information from texts that you read (the in Say/I Say” are the author’s words. “THEY” “They Some of these examples use and These are examples of INFORMAL writing. “I,” “me,” “you.” Keep in mind that FORMAL WRITING typically does not allow first person or and “I” “me,” discourages the second person Instead, substitute third-person verbs such as may “You.” “one think” instead of may think,” or reader concludes” rather than conclude.” “you “the “I INTRODUCING WHAT SAY” “THEY >A number of sociologists have recently suggested that X’s work has several fundamental problems. > It has become common today to dismiss X’s contribution to the field of sociology. > In their recent work, Y and Z have offered harsh critiques of Dr. X for _________. INTRODUCING VIEWS” “STANDARD > Americans tend to believe that __________. > Common sense dictates that __________. > The standard way of thinking about Topic X has it that __________. > Americans like to say __________. > My life I have heard it said that __________. > One may think that __________, but ___________. > Many people assumed that __________.
They Say/I Say: Writing Templates IMPORTANT! READ FIRST! The following templates provide examples of how to use information from texts that you read (the “THEY” in “They Say/I Say” are the author’s words. Some of these examples use “I,” “me,” and “you.” These are examples of INFORMAL writing. Keep in mind that FORMAL WRITING typically does not allow first person “I” or “me,” and discourages the second person “You.” Instead, substitute third-person verbs such as “one may think” instead of “you may think,” or “the reader concludes” rather than “I conclude.” INTRODUCING WHAT “THEY SAY” >A number of sociologists have recently suggested that X’s work has several fundamental problems. > It has become common today to dismiss X’s contribution to the field of sociology. > In their recent work, Y and Z have offered harsh critiques of Dr. X for _________. INTRODUCING “STANDARD VIEWS” > Americans tend to believe that __________. > Common sense dictates that __________. > The standard way of thinking about Topic X has it that __________. > Americans like to say __________. > My life I have heard it said that __________. > One may think that __________, but ___________. > Many people assumed that __________.
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