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Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing. What is Paraphrasing???. PARAPHRASING IS… Used to rewrite the text in your own words Used to clarify meaning Used to shorten a longer statement but keep the main ideas Used to avoid PLAGIARISM. What is NOT Paraphrasing. - Changing a couple of words.

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Paraphrasing

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  1. Paraphrasing

  2. What is Paraphrasing??? • PARAPHRASING IS… • Used to rewrite the text in your own words • Used to clarify meaning • Used to shorten a longer statement but keep the main ideas • Used to avoid PLAGIARISM.

  3. What is NOT Paraphrasing • -Changing a couple of words. • -Deleting a couple words or phrases. • -Rearranging the order of the words.

  4. So How Do We Do It? • Read the passage carefully • Decide the main ideas of the passage • Identify important words or phrases • Put the main points in your own words PARAPHRASE ME!

  5. Example 1 ORIGINAL PASSAGE They have become part of our imaginations' landscape: the crusty Grinch who stole Christmas, gentle Horton the elephant, the Cat in the Hat, and the persistent Sam-I-Am with his green eggs and ham. All these and many more are the creations of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known to generations of readers as Dr. Seuss. Since publishing his first children's book over fifty years ago, Geisel became perhaps the most successful writer in the whole field of children's literature. Theodor Geissel, known by everyone as Dr. Seuss, has been publishing children’s books for over half a century. Because of characters Horton and Sam I Am, Dr. Seuss is the quintessential author in American children’s literature.

  6. Example 2 The Cat in the Hat, a story about a cat reeking havoc at the expense of two innocent children, is a remarkable story because of its ability to create humor with 223 words using rhyme and humorous illustrations. Highlighted Passage The adventuresome Cat in the Hat runs amok while Mother is away, leaving a horrible mess for the two astonished children who are so well behaved. The remarkable qualities of the story are its rhyme--done with only 223 words--and its quirky illustrations that are as silly as the tale itself.

  7. Assignment • Read “The Gettysburg Address” (pg 480) • Identify the main idea • What is Lincoln saying/doing in this speech • Identify and clarify any unfamiliar words • Write them down • Get them defined (dictionary/context clues) • Identify any important words/phrases • Pay attention to words/phrases that are repeated • Rewrite it in your own words • Use the main idea, the repeated words/phrases, and synonyms for the newly defined/clarified words

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