Chunking and paraphrasing

I can paraphrase a text. 

I can write a paraphrased note using a sentence frame.

Multiple Choice

What is paraphrasing ?

• Finding the main idea.

• Writing the main idea in your own words.

• Eating a banana.

• Copying the main idea

Multiple Choice

Are we copying sentences from the text today?

• yes

• no

• maybe

Animal Helpers

Pets are important to many people. Millions of families have pet dogs and cats. Some families have other kinds of pets, like hamsters, lizards, bunnies, and birds, too.

But some animals do more than just keep us company and make us laugh. We call these animals service animals and they do work that helps people who are lost or injured. Service animals also help people who have disabilities. These animals help people with special learning needs or people who can't see or hear. Just like some kids have a teacher's aid who helps them in the classroom, some people have animals that help them in the community.

Multiple Select

What important words are repeated?

Pets are important to many people. Millions of families have pet dogs and cats. Some families have other kinds of pets, like hamsters, lizards, bunnies, and birds, too.

But some animals do more than just keep us company and make us laugh. We call these animals service animals and they do work that helps people who are lost or injured. Service animals also help people who have disabilities. These animals help people with special learning needs or people who can't see or hear. Just like some kids have a teacher's aid who helps them in the classroom, some people have animals that help them in the community.

• pets

• service animals

• help

• birds

• lost

Pets are important to many people. Millions of families have pet dogs and cats. Some families have other kinds of pets, like hamsters, lizards, bunnies, and birds, too.

But some animals do more than just keep us company and make us laugh. We call these animals service animals and they do work that helps people who are lost or injured. Service animals also help people who have disabilities. These animals help people with special learning needs or people who can't see or hear. Just like some kids have a teacher's aid who helps them in the classroom, some people have animals that help them in the community.

Stop and jot a note! Remember to use your own words! You should include the words that you noticed were repeated. Write on your actual paper! You will need this at the end!

Poll

Which word do you think is most important for your notes? (This is a poll!)

• rescue

• search

• smell

• people

• find

Open Ended

What are the words you can use in your paraphrasing?

Rescue dogs use their sense of smell to track missing people in the woods, or find them under snow in an avalanche or under rubble after an earthquake. On September 11, 2001, when the World Trade Center towers collapsed, rescue dogs helped search for survivors.

Stop and jot a note! on your paper!

You'll need this for the last question!

Multiple Choice

Is this paraphrasing?

On September 11, 2001, when the World Trade Center towers collapsed, rescue dogs helped search for survivors.

• yes

• no

No copying!

Thank you. 😁

Poll

Guide dogs are special helper dogs that help blind people walk safely on busy sidewalks and know when cars are stopped so they can cross streets. They let deaf people know that the phone is ringing or someone is at the door. Dogs can be taught to bring things to people in wheelchairs or pick things up that they drop on the floor. Dogs train for a long time to become guide dogs.

What word is most important to use when you paraphrase? (This is a poll for your opinion.)

• guide

• blind

• deaf

• phone

• train

Multiple Choice

Is this paraphrasing?

Guide dogs can help people who have a disability.

• yes

• no

Stop and jot a note on your paper!

You'll need this information for the last question!

I hope you took notes on paper...

Multiple Choice

How can we paraphrase the text?

• This text was mostly about how people's pets help them.

• This text was mostly about how service dogs help people by finding and rescuing them or helping people with disabiilities.

• This text was mostly about how fun pets are.

Open Ended

What was the text mostly about? Look back at your notes and write a complete sentence.

This text is mostly about...

Poll

How do you feel about dividing a text into parts to paraphrase? (Poll)

• I can do it all by myself. No help.

• I think I can do it, but I want to practice more with a teacher.

• This was hard for me.

• I'm still crying.