They Say, I Say/AP Practice

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AGENDA:

1. Review "The Yellow Wallpaper" briefly

2. They Say, I Say Part 2

3. AP Practice

CHAPTER 4: THREE WAYS TO RESPOND

•  Agree--But With a Difference
• You need to do more than simply echo the views that you agree with; bring something new and fresh to the conversation.
• Open up some difference or contrast between your position and the one you're agreeing with.
• Point out unnoticed implications.
• Explain something that needs to be better understood.
• Remember: When you agree with one person, you are disagreeing with someone else.
• Disagree--And Explain Why
• You need to do more than simply say you disagree with a particular view; you have to offer persuasive reasons for why you disagree.
• Demonstrate that you have something to contribute to the conversation.
• "Duh" move = disagreeing not with the position itself, but the assumption that is new.
• "Twist it" move = agree with the evidence that someone else has presented, but show through  twist of logic that the evidence actually supports your own, contrary position.
• Qualifying (Agree and Disagree)
• Goes beyond and "is too/ is not" exchange.
• Keeps argument complex.
• You can tip towards agreement or disagreement depending on where you lay your stress.

CHAPTER 7: SAYING WHY IT MATTERS

• Answering the "who cares?" and "so what?" questions in your own writing.
• "Who cares?"
• Identify an interested person or group.
• Establish a type of contrast between what others say and what you say.
• Use of dramatic tension or clash of views helps your readers feel invested in what you are saying.
• "So what?"
• Link your argument to some larger matter that your readers already believe to be important.
• Hook your readers.
• Give real-world application of your claims.
• Frame it in a way that helps the reader care about it.