Paraphrasing practice

PARAPHRASE: WRITE IT IN YOUR OWN WORDS

ESL015 4 TH, M A R C H

What is paraphrase?
Restate the information in your own words instead of quoting directly. Parallel the presentation of ideas in the original.
But not the use the same

words or sentence

structure as the original. Remember you are borrowing ideas and therefore must acknowledge the source of these ideas with a

citation.
(Rosa & Eschholz, 2012, p.243)

Is it a good example of paraphrasing?

Original: Students frequently overuse direct quotation in taking notes, and as a result they overuse quotations in the final [research] paper. Probably only about 10% of your final manuscript should appear as directly quoted matter. Therefore, you should strive to limit the amount of exact transcribing of source materials while taking notes. Lester, J. D. Writing Research Papers. 2nd ed. (176): 46-47. Paraphrased version: Students often use too many direct quotations when they take notes, resulting in too many of them in the final research paper. In fact, probably only about 10% of the final copy should consist of directly quoted material. So it is important to limit the amount of source material copied while taking notes.

Why?

How Much Do I Need to Change?

When paraphrasing correctly it is NOT enough: To change one or even a few words To rearrange the words To replace the words with synonyms To omit a few words To change the punctuation To reorder the phrases in a sentence To reorder the sentences in a paragraph
(Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2011)

What is Paraphrasing Really About?

Paraphrasing is really about: Understanding a passage Internalizing the meaning of the text

Restating the important points in your own voice

(Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2011)

How to paraphrase?
1. Read the original passage until you fully understand it. 2. Imagine how you would explain this passage to someone who had not read it. 3. Put the passage aside and write/type it in your own words. 4. Check your version with original. (Wording & sentence) 5. Place a parenthetical citation after it.

Try it!
Work with your group, paraphrase the following paragraph. Follow the steps and make sure your paraphrase meets the paraphrasing criteria. Write down your paraphrase on the blackboard. (7 minutes) Original: Students frequently overuse direct quotation in taking notes, and as a result they overuse quotations in the final [research] paper. Probably only about 10% of your final manuscript should appear as directly quoted matter. Therefore, you should strive to limit the amount of exact transcribing of source materials while taking notes. Lester, J. D. Writing Research Papers. 2nd ed. (176): 46-47.

Practice your paraphrasing skill!

Work with your group.

Choose one paragraph from the texts you bring.

Follow the steps of paraphrasing. Paraphrase one paragraph as a group.

Write down your paraphrase on the blackboard.

(20 minutes)

Evaluate your paraphrase!

Work with your group.

Exchange your groups paragraph with another group.

Read the other groups original paragraph first. Make sure all group members fully understand the text.

Read the other groups paraphrase.

Discuss the strength and weakness of their paraphrase. Comments or suggestions?

Be prepared to share what you think to the whole class.

(15 minutes)

Paraphrase requires:
Deep Understanding of the Material
Reword, Rephrase, Restructure

(Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2011)

Reference
Rosa, A. F., & Eschholz, P. A. (2012). Models for writers: Short essays for composition. Boston [Mass.]: Bedford/St. Martin's. Harvard Graduate School of Education.(2011, Feb). Principles of paraphrasing. Retrieved from: http://gseacademic.harvard.edu/~instruct/gu tman_library/paraphrasing/intro/data/downl oads/paraphrasing_tutorial_slide_handout.p df