First, select and read any closed research theme reading (for the list of readings, click the Modules link and scroll to find the Module entitled “Closed
Research Theme”). In your initial post, Identify your selected reading by full title and author. Then, identify at least 2 “They Say” moves in the reading. (“They
Say” moves are places in the closed research theme reading where the author quotes or summarizes the ideas of another person, group, or source AND
responds to it in some way.) Next, respond to at least 1 “Looking Deeply” question AND 1 “Looking Broadly” question below. Looking Deeply: How effective /
objective / accurate / useful / and/or appropriate are the “They Say” moves? Explain why or why not. Why do you think the author quoted, summarized, or
referred to the ideas of these people or sources? How does it add to the writing as a whole? What kind of sources do the “They Say” moves identified refer
to? (Examples: Experts? Celebrities? Politicians? Everyday people? A print source, such as a magazine or newspaper? Maybe unidentified “some people say”
sources, or a mix of types? Some other kinds of source?) How does the type of sources referred to in the “They Say” moves support or detract from the point
the author is making? Looking Broadly: Comment on what “conversation” you see this closed research theme reading as participating in. What specific issue
or question or conversation within our broad topic of the class’s Closed Research Theme Question is the reading responding to? (There may be hints in the
title, the “They Says” that are used to frame the writing, or the conclusions the author comes to.) What questions do you have in response to this closed
research theme reading? What would you ask the author, if you could? What would you like to understand better or know more about regarding the…