They Say/I Say
What is hit and run quoting?
When you drop quotes into your paper without introducing them or taking responsibility for them
Put these steps of the writing process in order: drafting, planning, editing, sharing, revising
Planning, drafting, revising, editing, sharing
What is a narrative?
A story!
I compared expository writing to detective work. Why?
It's your job to dig up all the facts and sort out which ones are relevant and which ones aren't
What does a sentence need in order to be a sentence?
Subject + action + complete thought
What does it mean to plant a naysayer in your text? Why would you want to do that?
Imagine that someone is already arguing against you as you write so you can anticipate their concerns
What is clustering or branching? What phase of the writing process is it part of?
What is sensory detail? How does it contribute to narrative writing?
Sensory detail is a detail related to one of the 5 senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch) and brings the story to life
Does expository writing express a bias? Explain your answer
All writing contains bias, but expository writing requires us to attempt to temper our bias
What is a fragment?
Something that is trying to be a sentence but lacks a subject, lacks a verb, or isn't a complete thought
Give a signal phrase that specifically works to introduce a quotation
As X herself puts it, in X's own words, as X herself writes...
Why should you follow the writing process?
It helps you produce writing with both substance and style, and also helps you be more efficient
What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
They both compare a familiar thing to an unfamiliar thing, but a simile uses "like" or "as" to do so
What is expository writing?
Writing that intends to convey information
What is the difference between an independent and a dependent clause?
A dependent clause cannot be a sentence on its own; an independent clause can
Why aren't the templates in They Say/I Say plagiarism?
The signal phrases themselves are so generic that nobody can own them; if you copied the stuff that goes in the blanks, however, that would be plagiarism!
What is freewriting, and how does it differ from other prewriting techniques?
Freewriting involves writing continuously in sentences but without a filter for a set amount of time
Name two of the different types of conflict that might be found in a narrative (according to classic literary categories)
individual vs. individual, individual vs. nature, individual vs. society, or individual vs. self
I compared expository writing to teaching. Why?
You have to focus on the way you convey the information, making sure it is accessible and engaging for your "students"
What is a phrase?
A group of words that goes together but does not have both a subject and an action
Why does it matter so much that you identify what "they say" before you express what "I say"?
Writing is like being part of a conversation, and our statements are often meaningless when not set against existing ideas
The writing process is recursive. What does that mean?
It isn't linear; you may have to loop back to earlier steps even as you progress
What is the denouement?
A sort of conclusion--it can be translated either as "unknotting" or "unraveling"
Health charts, meeting notes, reports, police statements...
What is a run-on sentence? (Be precise!)
A run on sentence occurs when multiple independent clauses are improperly joined