Blog Post #4

In Chapter 11 of “They Say I Say’, Graff and Birkenstien consider the process of reviewing and revising an essay.  Throughout the process they provide questions that can serve as a check list such as: How do you represent what others say? What do you say? Is there a counter argument? Have you introduced any naysayers?  Have you used metacommentary? Is it tied together? And have you shown why your argument matters? I believe that these questions are sufficient to the writing process because it gives the writer a chance to go over his/ her paper and ensure that all elements are present. As an example, Graff and Birkenstien provide a sample essay to show how the elements of “They Say I Say” are used in the writing process. This sample essay and checklist have both been very beneficial to my writing process.