The document provides instructions for an activity to teach participants how to paraphrase a text using their own words. It discusses putting participants into groups and having them draw or create a concept map about various topics. The groups will then analyze a text more deeply by answering guide questions. Finally, participants will paraphrase a paragraph from the text "The Science of Custom" using the steps provided, such as rewriting sentences in their own words while maintaining the original meaning. Their paraphrase will be evaluated based on criteria like meaning, word change, sentence structure, length and referencing.

1. BY: ROMMEL T. SUMAGDON

2. At the end of this session, you should be
able to paraphrase a text using one’s own
words.

4. Group yourselves 6.
Tasks: In a manila paper,
1. Draw something about the
topic. (Groups 1, 3, and 5)
2. Make a concept map about the
topic. (Groups 2, 4 and 6)
Time:
10 minutes preparation
3 minutes presentation

5. 1. CLIMATE CHANGE
2. THREE PRACTICAL BENEFITS OF THE
PHILIPPINES’ K TO 12 CURRICULUM

6. Instead of reporting to the class the
message of your drawing, let us make it a
___________.
1. role-play, pantomime, or simple dialogue
2. panel discussion, game, or choir

7. Group yourselves into five.
Each group will now go deeper into the
text and answer the guide questions in 15
minutes.
Then, each group will be given 3 minutes
to present their output.

8. What is the text all about? What is its main
idea?
What are the important points in the text
that support the topic?
Choose a paragraph in the text and
identify difficult terms, words, phrases or
concepts in it. Then, find another terms,
words, phrases or concepts that would
make these easier and clearer to
understand?

10. To paraphrase is to rewrite a text using
different words without changing the
original meaning. This is what is usually
meant by the phrase ‘in your own words’.
The paraphrase should be clearer and
more easily understood than the original
and is often about the same length.
Paraphrases are a good alternative to
using direct quotations.

11. 1. Read the text carefully. Underline, or note,
any important subject-specific words.
2. Look up any difficult words, and try to find
synonyms for them.
3. Try to find different ways of expressing the
information in the groups of words (phrases).
4. Rewrite each sentence. Try to simplify the
sentence structure and the vocabulary
without changing the meaning.

12. 5. Put your text out of sight and write your
paraphrase from memory.
6. Revise what you have written, comparing
it to the original. Your paraphrase should
clarify the original, but be written clearly in
your own words.
7. Do not forget to use an in-text reference
at the start or end of your paraphrase.

13. What is its use when we go to our
community?
Again…
In your own idea, what is paraphrasing?
What are the steps in paraphrasing?

14. Choose a paragraph in the text “The
Science of Custom” and paraphrase it.
Write your output on one-half sheet of
paper.

15.  The MEANING is the same. (10 POINTS)
 Most of the words have been changed.
(4 POINTS)
 The sentences have been significantly
restructured. (8 POINTS)
 This is about the same length as the
original writing. (3 POINTS)
 The information is correctly referenced. (5
POINTS)

16. Get the main points and sub-points of the
paraphrased text of your second activity.
And outline those main points with its sub-
points under each.