Paraphrasing

To paraphrase is:

• to summarize a text

• to explain somethinf in your own words

• to rewrite the same information

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

When paraphrasing first we need to:

• ask the author about the text

• ask another person what he/she thinks

• ask ourselves what the author is trying to say

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Paraphrasing can be :

• useless to study

• useful to study

• useful to read

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

One of the next options in a good example of paraphrasing the next list:

Tao studie´s the engraving; Tao picks up a chalk, steps to the wall, and runs his hand over the surface; Tao begins drawing a reindeer.

• Tao studies, engrave and draw the reindeer.

• Tao studies and draw the reindeer.

• Tao studies the reindeer engraving and tests the surface of the wall before he begins drawing a reinderr.

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CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

The meaning of improvise is:

• done according to recognized conventions

• to make up music, poetry, or the like, on the spur of the moment

• concert, play, or other show

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

From the story "Tyree´s Song", what does the Argan look like?

• Like a four-foot-high spider

• Like a giant shrimp

• Like a small and ugly fish

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

From the story "Tyree´s Song", why are the Argans so surprise by Tyree´s performance?

• They think Tyree is really good

• They do not think that Tyree can be good at playing

• They do not believe that a Silkie could find his song and play so beautifully

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

The meaning of anxiety is:

• uneasy feelings

• doubters

• songwriters

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

From the story "Tyree´s Song" in pages 662-663 one of the next options is a good paraphrase for the part where Tyree was describing the city of Sheol

• Sheol was an exclusive area where Argans moved in.

• Sheol was an area where the Silkies used to live.

• Sheol was an exclusive area, inhabited by wealthy Silkies. After the area flooded, the Silkies left the Argans moved in.

From the story "Tyree´s Song" which of the next options is the best paraphrase for this text?

In Argan music, songs keep on evolving and changing as they are played. The Argans think that the human style is the mark of a mediocre musician. Only mediocre musicians play a song in the same way all the time.

• In Argan music, songs change all the time.

• In Argan music, the basic songs are simple, but the musician makes them complex by improvising variations.

• In Argan music, songs change and evolved not like the human songs.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2