In the introduction to "They say/ I say": The moves in Academic writing, Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein provide templates designed to enhance and improve students academic writing skills. Specifically Graff and Birkenstein argue that the types of writing templates offered help to enhance creativity and originality as well as help boost the skills needed fit academic writing. Although some students have said that the templates seem as though they limit the creativity and as a result their writing will suffer and will fall into the category or similar or generic. Graff and Birkenstein insist that this school, of thought is false. Although the templates establish format, they do not dictate the content of what you say. The template is only