1. Paraphrasing By Heather Mehrtens Adapted from a Lesson Plan by Jiin Yap, Fall 2010, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2. Today’s Goals Understand the purpose of paraphrasing Identify legal and effective paraphrase Practice how to paraphrase

3. WHaT IS pARAPHRASing?

4. Paraphrasing It is your own interpretation of essential information and ideas expressed by someone else, presented in a new form. Using and citing ideas & info from another author for your own paper, but not his/her exact words.

5. But why do I need to paraphrase?

6. WHY Paraphrase? Better than quoting from an undistinguished passage Helps you control temptation to quote too much Mental process for paraphrasing helps you understand the full meaning of the original

7. Why not quote? Paraphrase makes sure that you have understood original source Your purpose could be different than the source’s author Example: Your source gives facts from WHO (World Health Organization) to show that despite WHO’s efforts many children die of malnutrition and disease. You could use this information to show that WHO has carried out a successful immunization program and saved the lives of many children.

8. Let’s practice! First look at the three paraphrase samples and decide which one is the most effective and legal paraphrase by yourself. Then share your reasoning with a partner.

9. OK let’s get back to the lecture.

10. Paraphrasing techniques Use synonyms Change the sentence type Reduce the clause to a phrase Change the order of the parts of speech Make it flow

11. Let’s practice some more! Look at the worksheet and use the techniques from this lecture to practice paraphrasing.