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Reading Comprehension Skills Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing means putting  information  into your own words ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Why   paraphrase? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Characteristics  of a Good Paraphrase ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Example Paragraph from a Newspaper Article
Notice key words ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
How to paraphrase? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
How else do I paraphrase? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Other Types of Documents: Graph Example
Highlighted Information
Paraphrased Information ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Paraphrasing- a Reading Comprehension Skill

Editor's Notes

  1. Welcome to EPA…. Reading Module 2 Reading Comprehension Skills, Paraphrasing
  2. Basically what does this mean in my own words… We usually paraphrase part of a text – if we are discussing a whole text or document, we are often summarizing and not paraphrasing
  3. Cue Card #2
  4. Cue Card #8 We are going to look at this article and look at some techniques in paraphrasing. Take 30 seconds to read it.
  5. Here is the article again, but we have highlighted key words and phrases. Now let’s take a sentence from the article and paraphrase it using certain techniques.
  6. Cue Card #3
  7. Cue Card #4
  8. Cue Card #11Here is an example of a different type of document – take 15 seconds to skim it. Notice the headings
  9. Let’s highlight key words and phrases
  10. Here are some examples of information from the text that has been paraphrased
  11. Let’s highlight key words and phrases