2. Do you agree on this?
• While you read, you may
not grasp the meaning
easily.
3. • In order to get
meaning of what
you read, simplify
the article line by
line or phrase by
phrase.
4. Paraphrasing
• It is simplified version
of an original piece.
• Used to rewrite the text
in your own words
• Used to avoid
PLAGIARISM.
5. • The American Heritage
College Dictionary defines a
paraphrase as:
– “a restatement of text or
passage in another form or
words” (1009a)
• Etymology:
–Paraphrase derives from
the Latin paraphrasis and
the Greek paraphrazein
meaning to show or
explain. (1010)
6. What is the difference?
• Paraphrasing is a
restatement of the author’s
original thought and
meaning.
• Summarizing is the
condensing of a passage or
thought into a much smaller
package.
7. Examine how the following lines below
are paraphrased.
1. My heart leaps
up when I behold
a rainbow in the
sky.
8. 1. My heart leaps up
when I behold a rainbow in
the sky.
Paraphrased:
I am happy when I
see a rainbow in
the sky.
9. 2. A tree whose
hungry mouth is
pressed against
the earth’s
sweet flowing
breast.
10. 2. A tree whose hungry
mouth is pressed
against the earth’s
sweet flowing breast.
Paraphrased:
The roots of the tree
are in the ground
sipping water.
12. 3. God sees the truth, but
waits.
Paraphrased:
The truth will
always come out
because it is not
hidden from God.
13. Steps in paraphrasing:
1. Read the original
passage.
2. Read again to
understand the
meaning of the
passage look into the
words which you do
not understand.
14. Steps in paraphrasing:
3. Write your
paraphrase
version of the
original passage.
4. Reread. Review.
Rewrite.
15. The 4 “Musts” for
Paraphrasing
A paraphrase must:
1. Be in your own words!
2. Be near or longer than the
original passage.
3. Be used to explain a
difficult/complex concept or
passage.
4. Convey the original
meaning.
17. Paraphrase the following:
2. The sign of great
leaders is not what
they accomplish on
their own, but what
they accomplish
through others.(John
Maxwell)
