G/B Chapter One: They Say Worksheet

1. According to G/B, why is it important to start with what others are saying?

2. How does the opening anecdote of the chapter illustrate this point?

3. According to G/B, how soon should you state your own position about what someone else has said? Explain why.

4. Why is it important to present your claim as part of some larger argument?

5. How is George Orwells beginning of his essay representative of the They Say position?

6. What are templates?

7. Write a They Say template.

8. Write a standard template. 9. Complete this sentence: Although none of them have said so directly, my teachers have often given me the impression that.

10. What is a return sentence?