Exploring Paraphrasing Techniques

This video tutorial for fourth graders introduces the concept of paraphrasing, explaining its importance in avoiding plagiarism. It outlines the three R's strategy: read, replace, and rearrange, to effectively paraphrase text. An example using Willy Wonka's text is provided to illustrate the process. The video concludes with an activity for students to practice paraphrasing with their teacher.

What is paraphrasing?

• Restating someone else's ideas in your own words

• Copying someone else's words exactly

• Writing your own original ideas

• Summarizing a text without changing any words

Why is it important to paraphrase instead of copying directly?

• To make the text more interesting

• To make the text shorter

• To avoid plagiarism

• To confuse the reader

What is plagiarism?

• Citing sources correctly

• Using your own ideas

• Writing a summary

• Copying someone else's work and claiming it as your own

What is the first step in the three R's strategy for paraphrasing?

• Replace words with synonyms

• Rearrange the words

• Read the text carefully

• Rewrite the text

What does the second 'R' in the three R's strategy stand for?

• Rewrite

• Read

• Replace

• Rearrange

In the three R's strategy, what should you do after replacing words with synonyms?

• Read the text again

• Check the original text

• Rearrange the order of words

• Rewrite the text

In the paraphrasing example, what was 'famous' changed to?

• Popular

• Well-known

• Known throughout the world

• Renowned

What was 'children and adults' changed to in the paraphrasing example?

• Kids and grown-ups

• People

• Everyone

• Individuals

What should you do if you use quotation marks in your writing?

• Give credit to the original author

• Ignore the original source

• Paraphrase the text

• Change the words slightly

What is the final step in the three R's strategy?

• Check the original text and compare

• Read the text carefully

• Replace words with synonyms

• Rearrange the order of words