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In Your Own Words…

In Your Own Words…. PARAPHRASING. By the End, You will Know…. How to put a passage in your own words without changing the meaning The definition of Paraphrasing The difference between a paraphrase and a summary. What is Paraphrasing???. PARAPHRASING IS…

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In Your Own Words…

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  1. In Your Own Words… PARAPHRASING

  2. By the End, You will Know… • How to put a passage in your own words without changing the meaning • The definition of Paraphrasing • The difference between a paraphrase and a summary.

  3. What is Paraphrasing??? • PARAPHRASING IS… • A detailed restatement in your own words • Used to clarify meaning • Can be used to shorten a longer statement, but keeps the main ideas

  4. So How Do We Do It? • Read the passage carefully • Decide what are the main ideas • Highlight important words / phrases • Put the main points in your own words PARAPHRASE ME!

  5. Example 1 Passage from Book • He was spawned in that slime, Conceived by a pair of those monsters born of Cain, Murderous creatures banished by God, punished forever for the crime of Abel’s death.. a brood forever opposing the Lord’s will 1st – Circle all the words you do not know or would not use.

  6. ORIGINAL PASSAGE He was spawned in that slime, Conceived by a pair of those monsters born of Cain, Murderous creatures banished by God, punished forever for the crime of Abel’s death.. a brood forever opposing the Lord’s will All of the highlighted words/phrases need a replacement • HIGHLIGHTED PASSAGE • He was spawned in that slime, Conceived by a pair of those monsters born of Cain, Murderous creatures banished by God, punished forever for the crime of Abel’s death.. a brood forever opposing the Lord’s will

  7. Does this sound like you? He was produced in that slime. Originated by a pair of those Monsters from the bible story Cain and Abel. Murderous animals exiled by God, punished forever for the crime of Abel’s death.. Offspring always opposing God’s orders But wait!!! You just can’t switch words around.(It still won’t sound like you)

  8. Use these tips to help you take the next step to paraphrase correctly • Have you ever had to translate for someone else? You don’t translate every word do you? • Paraphrasing is kind of like explaining to your ten year old sister, brother, cousin • Remember it has to have the same meaning when your done.

  9. The difference between a paraphrase and a summary • To paraphrase means to express someone else’s ideas in your own language. • To summarize means to put down only the most essential points of someone else’s work. • Think about how much detail from your source is relevant. If all your reader needs to know is the “bare bones”, then summarize

  10. The Difference Between Paraphrasing and Summarizing • To paraphrase means to express someone else's ideas in your own language. • To summarize means to put down only the most essential points of someone else's work. • Think about how much of the detail from your source is relevant. If all your reader needs to know is the ‘bare bones’, then summarize.

  11. ORIGINAL PASSAGE He was spawned in that slime, Conceived by a pair of those monsters born of Cain, Murderous creatures banished by God, punished forever for the crime of Abel’s death.. a brood forever opposing the Lord’s will Let’s try it again. First circle words you don’t use/ know HIGHLIGHTED WORDS He was spawnedin that slime, Conceived by a pair of those monsters born of Cain, Murderous creatures banished by God, punished forever for the crime of Abel’s death.. a brood forever opposing the Lord’s will

  12. Your paraphrase • ORIGINAL PASSAGE • He was spawned in that slime, Conceived by a pair of those monsters born of Cain, Murderous creatures banished by God, punished forever for the crime of Abel’s death.. a brood forever opposing the Lord’s will MY PARAPHRASE ???

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