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Paraphrasing	
  
Taking	
  someone	
  else’s	
  original	
  
informa0on	
  or	
  thoughts	
  and	
  pu6ng	
  
it	
  into	
  your	
  own	
  words.	
  
When	
  you	
  are	
  paraphrasing,	
  
remember	
  the	
  following	
  7ps:	
  
1.  Reread	
  the	
  passage	
  un0l	
  you	
  
understand	
  its	
  full	
  meaning.	
  
2.  Change	
  the	
  sentence	
  structure	
  
	
  
3.  Do	
  not	
  use	
  more	
  than	
  three	
  words	
  
from	
  the	
  original	
  source	
  in	
  a	
  row	
  
When	
  you	
  are	
  paraphrasing,	
  
remember	
  the	
  following	
  7ps:	
  
4.  Use	
  synonyms	
  (a	
  synonym	
  is	
  a	
  word	
  that	
  
means	
  approximately	
  the	
  same	
  as	
  
another	
  word)	
  
	
  
5.  Use	
  key	
  words	
  from	
  the	
  original.	
  	
  You	
  do	
  
not	
  need	
  to	
  subs0tute	
  every	
  single	
  word	
  
from	
  the	
  original.	
  	
  
	
  
6.  Credit	
  the	
  author	
  and	
  page	
  number	
  
directly	
  aKer	
  the	
  paraphrased	
  text.	
  
The	
  DO	
  NOTs	
  of	
  paraphrasing:	
  
•  Do	
  not	
  just	
  choose	
  a	
  few	
  words	
  
to	
  change.	
  
	
  
•  Do	
  not	
  look	
  at	
  the	
  original	
  quote	
  
as	
  you	
  try	
  to	
  paraphrase	
  it.	
  

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Paraphrasing

  • 1. Paraphrasing   Taking  someone  else’s  original   informa0on  or  thoughts  and  pu6ng   it  into  your  own  words.  
  • 2. When  you  are  paraphrasing,   remember  the  following  7ps:   1.  Reread  the  passage  un0l  you   understand  its  full  meaning.   2.  Change  the  sentence  structure     3.  Do  not  use  more  than  three  words   from  the  original  source  in  a  row  
  • 3. When  you  are  paraphrasing,   remember  the  following  7ps:   4.  Use  synonyms  (a  synonym  is  a  word  that   means  approximately  the  same  as   another  word)     5.  Use  key  words  from  the  original.    You  do   not  need  to  subs0tute  every  single  word   from  the  original.       6.  Credit  the  author  and  page  number   directly  aKer  the  paraphrased  text.  
  • 4. The  DO  NOTs  of  paraphrasing:   •  Do  not  just  choose  a  few  words   to  change.     •  Do  not  look  at  the  original  quote   as  you  try  to  paraphrase  it.