Paraphrasing and Summarizing

PARAPHRASING means . . .

• writing down exactly what a passage says

• putting information

  into your own words

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CCSS.W.9-10.2

Why paraphrase?

• If we think about what we’ve read we’ll understand it better

• You remember your own words easier

• Paraphrasing sentences, thoughts, and questions in the language we know helps to increase vocabulary, recall information more quickly, and helps us to become more fluent in grammar.

• All of the above

What are the characteristics of A GOOD PARAPHRASE

• A good paraphrase must be correct. Right people, right place, right time, right amount It has the same meaning as the original phrase, sentence, or paragraph.

• A paraphrase must include your own words. Use words that you understand, that you yourself use. You won’t be able to change every word, but you should always try to use as many synonyms as you can.

• A good paraphrase must make sense. Right information, right order Use good complete sentences, other people must be able to understand what you’ve said.

• All of the Above

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CCSS.W.5.8

To express someone else’s ideas in our own words means . . .

• Paraphrasing

• Quoting

• Summarizing

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CCSS.SL.6.1D

CCSS.W.6.8

Your own interpretation of important information and ideas expressed by someone else, presented in a new way using your own words.

• Quote

• Paraphrase

What is the best summary of the following passage?

The Elk River flows from the far northern part of the state all the way to the southern tip. All kinds of animals rely on it for drinking water, people eat the fish they catch in it, and farmers in the state depend on it for irrigating their crops. Since there is very little rain in this state, the Elk River gives animals and humans the water they need to stay alive. Even though the river is not nearly the biggest in the nation, it is very important to the people and animals that live near it.

• The Elk River is a small river.

• The Elk River starts in the northern part of the state.

• The Elk River is very important to people and animals.

• People catch fish in the Elk River.

For the walls, Jenny thought she would use a bright yellow paint. She would pick a border that had mostly bright red and green colors, and maybe a little bit of blue. She already had found some curtains that were sky blue with streaks of red, blue and yellow that she thought would go great with the walls. And finally, she had picked a carpet that was mostly blue with specks of red and yellow. Jenny couldn't wait till she was done decorating her room. It was really going to look awesome.

The Summary of this passage is:

• Jenny likes bright colors.

• Jenny was going to paint her room.

• Jenny was picking out colors and materials to decorate her room.

• Yellow is a good color to paint your walls.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.SL.5.2

Read the excerpt below.

Which sentence best restates the ideas?

"Although television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950's, small, experimental television images were broadcast in the 1920's."

• Television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950's.

• Television became popular in the 1950's, but the first televisions were used thirty years earlier.

• Television became popular in the 1920's, and again in the 1950's.

Which is the best paraphrases for this sentence?

"A handshake does not mean the same thing around the world."

• A handshake means something different around the world.

• Internationally, a greeting by shaking hands is not the same.

• A handshake does not mean the same thing around the world.

Read the passage below and choose the best paraphrase/summary:

Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, people in Sauri, Kenya, have much better lives today than in years past. Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community. Cases of malaria have declined as people have been given mosquito nets for beds.

• Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community.

• Cases of malaria have declined as people have been given mosquito nets for beds.

• Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, people in Sauri, Kenya, have much better lives today than in years past. Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community.

• Life in Sauri has recently improved.The hospital offers electricity and plumbing, and Free medicine and mosquito nets help prevent common diseases and malaria.