I Really Say

The authors of They Say/I Say, Cathy Birkenstein and Gerald Graff, define academic writing as the ability to take multiple opinions and views, as well as your own, and work them into one well structured paper. It is portrayed within the thirteen page excerpt from They Say/I Say that utilizing certain templates, or structures of writing, provided in their book will greatly enrich your ability to write a cohesive, detailed paper. Also, that once these sentence/paragraph frames have been completely digested, writing will be easier to do, and the end results will meet higher standards. Though I am unaware of how well the templates in the book actually impact the outcome of academic writing, I agree with what the authors state. The opinion that academic writing is a compilation of views towards a central theme or opinion is much like my own. I believe that writing, whether creative or academic, is, or should be, veered towards audiences of all race, gender, ethnicity, etc. Merely stating one's own opinion, without showing interest or understanding of other views, whether similar or opposing, is a surefire path towards writing a redundant, uninteresting paper.