Lesson: How to Paraphrase

Lesson: How to Paraphrase

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

• Explain what a paraphrase is and why we do it

• Identify several steps to take in order to paraphrase

• List different strategies to help put ideas into your own words

• Explain why a paraphrase is effective or ineffective

Poll

How familiar are you with ''paraphrasing''?

• I've never heard of it.

• I've heard of it, but I don't know what it is.

• I have some idea about what paraphrasing is.

• I have paraphrased before.

• I'm an expert on paraphrasing and do it all the time.

Multiple Choice

What do you think paraphrasing is? (Use the meme/image for a hint if you aren't sure)

• Restating a passage/sentence in your own words and in a different sentence structure. Usually about the same length as the original.

• Using your own words to present facts and opinions of others.

Multiple Choice

Which of these definitions is a quote?

• an overview of a main idea

• the exact wording of an original text

• using your own words to rephrase someone else's thought

Multiple Choice

Which of these definitions is a summary?

• an overview of a main idea

• the exact wording of an original text

• using your own words to rephrase someone else's thought

Open Ended

What does it mean "to give credit" to an author?

Open Ended

Write down 3 rules of paraphrasing based on the last 3 slides I showed you. (Do your best to write what you understood)

Open Ended

What is the first step of paraphrasing? (Do your best to write down your understanding).

Multiple Choice

What is the second step of paraphrasing?

• Write your version of the text without looking at the original

• Compare your paraphrased text with the original passage and make minor adjustments to phrases that remain too similar

• Cite the source where you found the idea

• Take notes - write the key concepts (do not copy word for word)

Multiple Choice

What is the third step of paraphrasing?

• Write your version of the text without looking at the original

• Compare your paraphrased text with the original passage and make minor adjustments to phrases that remain too similar

• Cite the source where you found the idea

• Take notes - write the key concepts (do not copy word for word)

Multiple Choice

What is the fourth step of paraphrasing?

• Write your version of the text without looking at the original

• Compare your paraphrased text with the original passage and make minor adjustments to phrases that remain too similar

• Cite the source where you found the idea

• Take notes - write the key concepts (do not copy word for word)

Multiple Choice

The fifth step of paraphrasing is to cite the source where you found the idea. When you "cite the source" that means you ____.

• search for the author

• give credit to the author

• question the author's ideas

• agree with the author's ideas

Multiple Select

Look at the example paraphrase below. Which technique did I use to put it in my own words?

Original: It can be challenging to live in another country without knowing the language.

Paraphrase: It is a challenge to stay in a foreign country for a period of time when you don't know how to speak the language there.

• Use synonyms to change some of the original words.

• Change the parts of speech for some of the original words.

• Change the order of how the information is presented.

• Combine or divide thoughts or sentences to change the structure.

Multiple Select

Look at the example paraphrase below. Which technique did I use to put it in my own words?

Original: Living in a foreign country seriously challenged me to study and learn that country's national language.

Paraphrase: I was challenged to learn a foreign language when I lived abroad.

• Change information that is in the active voice to passive voice.

• Eliminate any unnecessary words.

• Change the order of how the information is presented.

• Combine or divide thoughts or sentences to change the structure.

Open Ended

What is one reason why we paraphrase? (Do you best to express your understanding of the previous slide ideas).

Multiple Choice

Is the following paraphrase effective or ineffective?

Original: Safeway is closed because of the bad weather conditions.

Paraphrase: Safeway is not open because of the bad weather.

• Effective

• Ineffective

Multiple Choice

Is the following paraphrase effective or ineffective?

Original: Safeway is closed because of the bad weather conditions.

Paraphrase: Since the weather is terrible, the grocery store is not open.

• Effective

• Ineffective

Multiple Choice

Is the following paraphrase effective or ineffective?

Original: Some argue that the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States ought to receive a path to US citizenship, while others claim that these immigrants need to be deported back to their home countries.

Paraphrase: Some say that the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States ought to receive a way for citizenship, while other people say that the immigrants should go back to their countries.

• Effective

• Ineffective

Multiple Choice

Is the following paraphrase effective or ineffective?

Original: Some argue that the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States ought to receive a path to US citizenship, while others claim that these immigrants need to be deported back to their home countries.

Paraphrase: Although some individuals maintain that undocumented immigrants should go back to their countries, others defend these immigrants’ right for a path to citizenship.

• Effective

• Ineffective

Open Ended

Now it's your turn! Write a paraphrase for the following sentence:

The car that was pulled over by the police officer yesterday just had an accident. That driver is not careful.