Paraphrasing

How could you paraphrase the following sentence: "Moby is an orange robot who is friends with Tim."

• Moby, an orange robot, is friends with Tim.

• Tim and Moby are best friends.

• Tim is a human and Moby is a robot.

• Moby and Tim go on adventures together.

To make sure you don't copy words exactly from a book, a good idea is to...

• Change just one word from the book.

• Close the book, then write your response.

• Add a sentence to the end of the passage.

• Take out one word from the passage.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

To make sure you have important information in your response,

• Only read the passage once.

• Just change one word from the passage in your response.

• Use the same exact words from the passage in your response.

• Make sure you read the passage carefully and thoroughly.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

After writing your response by paraphrasing, you should do this.

• Circle phrases you copied from the original passage.

• Compare your response to the original passage to make sure you didn't copy anything.

• Put your response in quotation marks.

• List 3 questions you have about the passage.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is another word for paraphrase?

• Restate

• Copy

• Say

• Memorize

When should you use quotation marks?

• If it's your own ideas and words.

• Any time you give a summary or restate.

• When you copy a phrase or sentence exactly from a book or website

• If the author tells you to.

How are plagiarizing and paraphrasing different?

• They are the same thing.

• Plagiarizing is restating someone's ideas in your own words. Paraphrasing is copying someone's ideas or work without giving credit to them.

• Plagiarizing is if you don't use quotation marks. Paraphrasing is when you use quotation marks.

• Plagiarizing is copying someone's ideas or work without giving credit to them. Paraphrasing is restating someone's ideas in your own words.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

To make sure you don't plagiarize, you should... (choose 3)

• Restate the information in your own words.

• Put quotation marks around direct quotes.

• Don't use any sources when doing a research project.

• Cite where you got the information from (like the URL or title of the book).

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A direct quote is...

• Putting someone else's ideas and words into your own words.

• Copying a phrase word for word from an original passage with quotation marks.

• What someone is thinking in a story.

• Considered plagiarizing.

It's important that your paraphrase...

• Shares important details from the original passage.

• Is longer than the original passage.

• Is better than the original passage.

• Uses quotation marks.