Eng 101 Response Uno

In Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein’s book They Say I Say they give a very in depth description of what to do and what not to do when quoting and summarizing another person’s work so that it doesn’t smother your own views. At first Graff and Birkenstein say to start with what others say then go on with what you say, this will most likely frame and support what you want to get across to your audience. In the first chapter I read they also gave me many templates to help me embrace what another person has once said about my topic and be able to put it into my own work. Although they give me a great outline for summarizing in the next chapter they point is to not distort what they are trying to say to make what you are trying to say sound better. They use an example from David Zinczenko’s article, “Don’t Blame the Eater,” because someone summarized it unfairly to support their own opinion. This example helps be understand that it is important to go back and make sure you know what the writer wants to say without twisting it to fit your judgment.