Entering the Conversation: They Say/I Say by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein - Essay Example

As the authors themselves put it, “the template can be used to structure your writing at the sentence level and can also be expanded to accommodate your views”.Although some people believe that the use of these templates will take away originality, creativity and create similarity in works, others hold the opinion that it’s complicated to use while some say the templates would be considered as plagiarism. Graff and Birkenstein insist that it’s not the ‘third-grade level stuff’, but only need the practice to be able to use properly and that it helps a writer’s work become more original since a template does not say the content of work but only suggest the format, besides, it’s not considered plagiarism since it’s a conventional way of communication that nobody owns as personal property.

In total, their view is that this template is good to use and with enough practice, one becomes perfect in its use to structure a good argument. I agree with their view, the types of templates these authors recommend are good and give a free sphere to make additions of whatever information is needed. In addition, the templates make one a critical thinker with the ability to enter any type of academic conversation.