Let Your Hearts Be Light

The essential little book that students love for demystifying academic writing, reading, and research Millions of students love “ They Say / I Say ” because it offers lively and practical advice they can use throughout their college career (and beyond). Now, students will learn how to use narrative to energize their “I Say,” navigate generative AI tools responsibly, and engage more deeply with their assigned readings in a dynamic new Norton Illumine Ebook― making the Sixth Edition an even more useful tool for students throughout their college experience. PUBLISHER’S NOTICE WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE NEW EDITION OF “THEY SAY / I SAY” WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO A COLLEAGUE ABOUT “THEY SAY / I SAY” ? HALF-TITLE PAGE TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT PAGE DEDICATION CONTENTS PREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITION PREFACE: Demystifying Academic Conversation HALF-TITLE PAGE INTRODUCTION: Entering the Conversation ONE “THEY SAY”: Starting with What Others Are Saying TWO “HER POINT IS”: The Art of Summarizing THREE “AS HE HIMSELF PUTS IT”: The Art of Quoting FOUR “YES / NO / OK, BUT”: Three Ways to Respond FIVE “AND YET”: Distinguishing What You Say from What They Say SIX “SKEPTICS MAY OBJECT”: Planting a Naysayer in Your Text SEVEN “IN MY EXPERIENCE”: Using Personal Stories to Energize Your Argument EIGHT “SO WHAT? WHO CARES?”: Saying Why It Matters NINE “AS A RESULT”: Connecting the Parts TEN “YOU MEAN I CAN JUST SAY IT THAT WAY?”: Academic Writing Doesn’t Mean Setting Aside Your Own Voice ELEVEN “BUT DON’T GET ME WRONG”: The Art of Metacommentary TWELVE “WHAT I REALLY WANT TO SAY IS”: Revising Substantially THIRTEEN “I TAKE YOUR POINT”: Entering Class Discussions FOURTEEN “WHAT’S MOTIVATING THIS WRITER?”: Reading for the Conversation FIFTEEN “BUT AS SEVERAL SOURCES SUGGEST”: Research as Conversation SIXTEEN “ON CLOSER EXAMINATION”: Entering Conversations about Literature SEVENTEEN “THE DATA SUGGEST”: Writing in the Sciences EIGHTEEN “ANALYZE THIS”: Writing in the Social Sciences NINETEEN “HELP ME UNDERSTAND. . .”: When Your “They Say” Is a Bot READINGS Gerald Graff, Hidden Intellectualism Yael Lenga, Disability in Higher Education: Building Access and Building Futures Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow Kelly Coryell, All Words Matter: The Manipulation behind “All Lives Matter” Joe Garcia, Left Behind: Internet Access for People behind Bars Kenneth Goldsmith, Go Ahead: Waste Time on the Internet Michael Littman, “Rise of the Machines” Is Not a Likely Future CREDITS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS APPENDIX INDEX OF TEMPLATES ABOUT THE AUTHORS