They Say/I Say
The book gives _____ ______ to help you with academic thinking, writing, civic discourse and work.
What are model templates OR common/crucial moves?
He was the 13th king of the southern kingdom of Judah.
Who was Hezekiah?
He is considered to be the inventor of the paragraph.
Who was educator Alexander Bain?
The single most important template is the ____ ___; _ ___ formula.
What is They Say; I Say?
He was the king of Assyria during the 14th year of King Hezekiah's reign.
Who was Sennacherib?
Mr. Bain defined a paragraph in these terms.
What is a single unit of thought?
This is the one point the authors hope you will take away from this book.
What is the importance of expressing your ideas in response to some other person or group?
Who was Rabshakeh?
Good paragraphs make it easy to do this.
What is convey ideas and communicate?
When constructing oral or written arguments, the authors offered the following advice.
What is to start with "what others are saying", then introduce your own ideas as a response.
He was sent by King Hezekiah to seek counsel from a prophet.
Who was Eliakim?
The good topic sentence does these five things.
What are: tells, defines, shapes structure, shapes tone, focuses writer?
A good classroom discussion requires this to be successful.
What are responses to what others before us have said rather than isolated and disconnected responses that sound more like monologues?
This prophet sent word to King Hezekiah regarding the future death of King Sennacherib.
Who was Isaiah?
A good paragraph is like this type of sandwich.
What is a hamburger?