Paraphrasing Practice

What is paraphrasing?

• Taking words from a text and writing them in your own words

• Writing word for word from the passage without using quotations marks

• Changing a few words from the passage without using quotation marks

• Using quotation marks to cite word-for-word evidence from the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is a direct quote or quotation?

• Taking words from a text and writing them in your own words

• Writing word for word from the passage without using quotations marks

• Changing a few words from the passage without using quotation marks

• Using quotation marks to cite word-for-word evidence from the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of these options would be considered plagiarism?

• Taking words from a text and writing them in your own words

• Writing word for word from the passage without using quotations marks

• Changing a few words from the passage without using quotation marks

• Using quotation marks to cite word-for-word evidence from the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Original: Rugby football is the most popular sport in New Zealand. Most villages, towns, and districts have their own teams.

Paraphrase: Of all the sports played in New Zealand, rugby football is the most popular. Most areas have their own teams.

• Acceptable paraphrase

• Plagiarism

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Original: Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team.

Paraphrase: Lionel Messi earns $39 million annually playing his position for La Liga's Barcelona.

• Acceptable paraphrase

• Plagiarism

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Original: Any trip to Jamaica must include a visit to Ocho Rios to climb the falls.

Paraphrase: When vacationing in Jamaica, climbing the Ocho Rios falls is essential.

• Acceptable paraphrase

• Plagiarism

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Original: Any trip to Jamaica must include a visit to Ocho Rios to climb the falls.

Paraphrase: When vacationing in Jamaica, climbing the Ocho Rios falls is essential.

• Acceptable paraphrase

• Plagiarism

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which option is the best paraphrase for the following quote:

"Sea Otters like to swim on their back and sides and can see just as well underwater as they can above."

• Sea otters are good at floating on the water's surface, as air trapped in their fur makes them more buoyant.

• Otters love swimming. They can also see very well underwater -- like how they see well on land.

• They like to swim and they can be seen underwater by divers and other animals.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which option is the best paraphrase for the following quote:

"A type of shark called a shortfin mako can leap 20 feet above the surface of the water."

• A shortfin mako can jump 20 feet above the surface of the water.

• The shortfin mako shark can jump above the surface of the water.

• A shortfin mako is a kind of shark that can leap 20 feet out of the water.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Choose the best paraphrase of the following statement:

"According to the National Sleep Foundation, kids ages 6 to 13 should be getting between nine and eleven hours of sleep per night."

• Researchers at The National Sleep Foundation believe kids ages 6 to 13 do not get enough sleep.

• According to the National Sleep Foundation, kids need lots of sleep.

• The National Sleep Foundation suggests nine to eleven hours of sleep each night for children between the ages of 6 and 13.

• The National Sleep Foundation believes kids who are between 6 and 13 should be getting between nine and eleven hours of sleep at night.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9