Chapter One They Say I Say Summary

In chapter one of They Say I Say the subject of summarizing what "They say" to effectivley portray what "I say" is discussed. It begins with an anecdote describing a conferance where the speaker was impassioned about the works of a Dr.X but just presented the thesis without explanation of why Dr.X's work was important. The authors move on to make their point that an effective essay summarizes what "They Say" near the begining. Templates are offered to the reader by the authors as a solution to this problem. These Templates explore many different avenues a writer can take such as using anecdotes, making what "They say" your own, starting with a quotation and so on.