Retell and Paraphrase

How do you retell
and paraphrase
what you read?

Multiple Choice

What is the best retelling of paragraph 1?

• A.   The Old South Meeting House was built in 1729 and is still around today because of the famous meetings that were held there.

• A.   The Old South Meeting House held many important meetings before the American Revolution but is not used much today.

• A.   The Old South Meeting House was almost completely destroyed by a fire in 1872.

Poll

When we are retelling the story, should we retell the entire thing word for word?

• Yes

• No

​Paraphrase: taking an idea or text and putting it in your OWN words. It is not copying word for word or summarizing; it's simply REWORDING the information.

Multiple Choice

What is the best definition for what it means to paraphrase?

• Finding pairs of words

• Putting somebody else's words into your own words

• Making sentences sound better

• Showing how much you know