ENG 104—They Say, I Say Exercise

ENG 203—They Say, I Say ExerciseDirections: Below are excerpts from various sources that you are using to write an article about recent discussions concerning narcissism and college students in the United States. Write a mini essay of your own in which you (1) use all three sources (2) employ at least three templates and (3) inject some commentary of your own. Underline each template that you use.“Study: College Students Get an A in Narcicism.” By David Crary, The Detroit Free Press.Today’s college st udents are more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive new study by five psychologists who worry that the trend could be harmful to personal relationships and American society.“We need to stop endlessly repeating ’You’re special’ and having children repeat that back,” said the study’s lead author, professor Jean Twenge of San Diego State University. “Kids are self-centered enough already.”Twenge and her colleagues, in findings to be presented at a workshop Tuesday in San Diego on the generation gap, examined the responses of 16,475 college students nationwide who completed an evaluation called the Narcissistic Personality Inventory between 1982 and 2006. […]Narcissism can have benefits, said study coauthor W. Keith Campbell of the University of Georgia, suggesting it could be useful in meeting new people “or auditioning on ’American Idol.’ ”“Grade Expectations: Why Grade Inflation is Bad for Schools, and What to Do About It.” By Steven E. Landsburg, Next month, college students around the country will return to campus, hoping, among other things, to achieve high grades. Of course, "high" is a moving target. I remember when C meant "average"; today, whenever I turn in my students' final grades, the dean's office instructs me to treat C as the "minimum acceptable grade." This side of Lake Wobegon, we call that grade inflation.“To: Professor@ Subject: Why It’s All About Me.” By Jonathan D. Glater, The New YorkTimesOne student skipped class and then sent the professor an e-mail message asking for copies of her teaching notes. Another did not like her grade, and wrote a petulant message to the professor. Another explained that she was late fora Monday class because she was recovering from drinking too much at a wild weekend party.Jennifer Schultens, an associate professor of mathematics at the University of California, Davis, received this e-mail message last September from a student in her calculus course: "Should I buy a binder or a subject notebook? Since I'ma freshman, I'm not sure how to shop for school supplies. Would you let me know your recommendations? Thankyou!"At colleges and universities nationwide, e-mail has made professors much more approachable. But many say it has made them too accessible, erasing boundaries that traditionally kept students at a healthy distance.These days, they say, students seem to view them as available around the clock, sending a steady stream of e-mail messages — from 10 a week to 10 after every class — that are too informal or downright inappropriate."The tone that they would take in e-mail was pretty astounding," said Michael J. Kessler, an assistant dean and a lecturer in theology at Georgetown University. " 'I need to know this and you need to tell me right now,' with a familiarity that can sometimes border on imperative."He added: "It's a real fine balance to accommodate what they need and at the same time maintain a level of legitimacyas an instructor and someone who is institutionally authorized to make demands on them, and not the other way round."They Say, I Say, Part TwoOne of the great benefits of using They Say, I Say is that the templates help to smoothly integrate other people’s ideas and quotations. To demonstrate, consider this original section of writing. Work together in a group of two to revise it by selecting new templates from They Say, I Say.Step 1: The Original Essay—Start with what’s written below. Your task is first to highlight where the quotations are not integrated, couched or explained.Thomas and King, Inc., a franchisee of Applebee’s and Carino’s restaurants, holds its corporate offices in downtown Lexington, KY. I find it ironic that the corporate offices are located downtown, the metropolitan center of power in Lexington, when Thomas and King’s business model demands that its restaurants exist in the suburbs. Applebee’s does this because people in the suburbs are lonely, supposedly. “They want to know their neighbors and meet people like themselves no matter where they live. They want to help improve their neighborhoods and their country” (Dowd 34). Some people, like a writer from the Wall Street Journal, disagree. “Applebee’s is becoming something in small towns that it never did in large suburbs: a v ital cog in the community” (Gray par. 18). One reason Applebee’s makes people feel like they belong is by creating a neighborly atmosphere. Dining interiors get “festooned with local memorabilia to give each location an indigenous feel” (“Applebee’s” par.4). Yet, those who profit most richly from Applebee’s feel-good atmosphere, Thomas and King executives, hold office hours in the metropol, downtown Lexington.Step 2: Selecting the Right Templates—Make sense of what’s actually going on in this section. What is the general argument? Choose templates that best work with this paragraph and list them below:________________________________________________________________________________________________Step 3: Implementing the Templates—Once you’ve sel ected the templates, re-write the problem sentences. Depending on which template you choose, you may have to add in additional material, quotation, etc. Or, you may have to re-arrange the order. Take as much liberty as you like with this paragraph, just as long as you use the 3 quotations.。