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This document provides instruction on how to paraphrase text while maintaining the key ideas. It defines paraphrasing as rewriting text in one's own words and explains that it is used to clarify meaning or shorten statements. The document then demonstrates how to paraphrase by highlighting important parts of the text and restating the main points without copying the original wording. Examples show paraphrasing passages about ancient Egyptian pharaohs. Learners are guided through the paraphrasing process and given practice questions to apply the skills.
Paraphrasing edited
- 1. In Your OwnWords… PARAPHRASING
- 2. By the End,You will Know… o How to put a passage in your own words without changing the meaning o The definition of Paraphrasing o How to find the main idea of the text in order to paraphrase it
- 3. What is Paraphrasing??? oPARAPHRASING IS… o A rewriting of text in your own words o Used to clarify meaning o Used to shorten a longer statement but keeps the main ideas
- 4. So How DoWe Do It? o Read the passage carefully o Decide the main ideas of the passage o Highlight important words or phrases o Put the main points in your own words PARAPHRASE ME!
- 5. Example 1 Passage fromBook • Ancient Egyptians believed that Osiris, a good and wise king, was the first pharaoh. He spread knowledge to other parts of the world, while his wife, Isis, ruled Egypt in his place.
- 6. Good Example 1 ORIGINALPASSAGE · Ancient Egyptians believed that Osiris, a good and wise king, was the first pharaoh. He spread knowledge to other parts of the world, while his wife, Isis, ruled Egypt in his place. PARAPHRASED PASSAGE · King Osiris was the first pharaoh and spread knowledge. Queen Isis ruled Egypt when he was gone. HIGHLIGHTED PASSAGE Ancient Egyptians believed that Osiris, a good and wise king, was the first pharaoh. He spread knowledge to other parts of the world, while his wife, Isis, ruled Egypt in his place
- 7. Poor Example 1 OriginalPassage · Ancient Egyptians believed that Osiris, a good and wise king, was the first pharaoh. He spread knowledge to other parts of the world, while his wife, Isis, ruled Egypt in his place. Poor Paraphrasing · King Osiris was an ancient Egyptian King and the first pharaoh. He was good and wise because he spread knowledge to other parts of the world. His wife Isis ruled Egypt in his place. Highlighted Passage Ancient Egyptians believed that Osiris, a good and wise king, was the first pharaoh. He spread knowledge to other parts of the world, while his wife, Isis, ruled Egypt in his place.
- 8. Example 2 Passage fromBook o Upon returning home, Osiris was murdered by his evil brother Set, who cut Osiris’s body into pieces and dumped it in the Nile River. Isis found the body and put it back together by winding linen bandages around it. Osiris and Set
- 9. Good Example 2 OriginalPassage · Upon returning home, Osiris was murdered by his evil brother, Set who cut his body into pieces and dumped it in the Nile River. Isis found the body and put it back together by winding linen bandages around it. Paraphrased Passage · Osiris’s brother Set killed Osiris by cutting his body into pieces, and Isis put the body back together. Isis, Osiris’s wife Highlighted Passage Upon returning home, Osiris was murdered by his evil brother, Set who cut his body into pieces and dumped it in the Nile River. Isis found the body and put it back together by winding linen bandages around it.
- 10. Poor Example 2 OriginalPassage · Upon returning home, Osiris was murdered by his evil brother, Set who cut his body into pieces and dumped it in the Nile River. Isis found the body and put it back together by winding linen bandages around it. Poor Paraphrasing · Osiris was murdered and Isis found the body Highlighted Passage Upon returning home, Osiris was murdered by his evil brother, Set who cut his body into pieces and dumped it in the Nile River. Isis found the body and put it back together by winding linen bandages around it.
- 11. Your Turn Remember theRules o Read the passage carefully o Find the main ideas o Highlight important words or phrases o Put the main points in your own words Passage from Book · In 1857, a British expedition led by Richard Burton and John Speke set out to find the great lakes shown on Ptolemy’s map. After reaching Lake Tanganyika, the two men split up because Burton was ill.
- 12. Now You Try! Rememberto highlight the right words · In 1857, a British expedition led by Richard Burton and John Speke set out to find the great lakes shown on Ptolemy’s map. After reaching Lake Tanganyika, the two men split up because Burton was ill. Which one is the best? o Richard Burton and his friend looked for the great lakes shown on Ptolemy’s map. The men split up. o In 1857, Richard Burton and John Speke searched for the great lakes on Ptolemy’s map, but they had to split up when Burton was ill. o Two men from Britain looked for the great lakes but had to split up because one was ill.
- 13. Paraphrasing Perfection Practice your paraphrasingSkills for Perfection o Read passage and write passage down on piece of paper. o Highlight the key words in the passage. o Paraphrase the passage in your own words. Passage from Book · Speke discovered Victoria Nyanza and was convinced that the White Nile Flowed from it. A second expedition proved him right when he found the outlet of the Nile at a waterfall which he named Ripon Falls.
- 14. …look like this? OriginalPassage · Speke discovered Victoria Nyanza and was convinced that the White Nile flowed from it. A second expedition proved him right when he found the outlet of the Nile at a waterfall which he named Ripon Falls. Paraphrased Passage · Speke discovered Victoria Nyanza and found the outlet of the Nile which he called the Ripon Falls. Highlighted Passage Speke discovered Victoria Nyanza and was convinced that the White Nile flowed from it. A second expedition proved him right when he found the outlet of the Nile at a waterfall which he named Ripon Falls.
- 15. CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THIS LESSONON PARAPHRASING! REMEMBER PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!
Editor's Notes
- #4 You may want to highlight the words, re-writing, clarify and shorten and keeps. These seem like keys words in the definition.
- #5 Great graphic! Again, I would use highlights.
- #9 Check the comma and the capital S after it. IS that correct?
- #10 I like the noise that you added here for the paraphrased passage. Could you do that for the others?
- #13 I think that some commas are needed in the paragraph. The use of color for the best is an effective strategy. But the heading could read - the purple one is best. So the reader does not have to guess. Also in these two practice slides the sentences are quite long, I am wondering if shorter sentences would be helpful to the students. Also, when you create the lesson plans, I think it would be good if students had copies of the text so that they could practice the highlighting. We’ll do this on Tuesday when we return.
- #16 Fun.