Paraphrase a Text

What is a paraphrase?

• a restatement of the information in a text

• a persuasive argument about the information in a text

• a genre of storytelling

• an essay about a specific topic

What is a bibliography?

• a list of source materials that were used to write a research paper, report

• a list of important cities that helped shape American history

• a list of sources that you quoted or mentioned in a paper you wrote

• a story about a person's life written by that person

What is a Works Cited page?

• a list of source materials that were used to write a research paper, report

• a list of important cities that helped shape American history

• a list of sources that you quoted or mentioned in a paper you wrote

• a story about a person's life written by that person

Which one of the pairs below are synonyms?

• big/ large

• heavy/ light

• salty/ sweet

• red/ blue

Why is it important to know what synonyms are when you want to paraphrase well?

• you want to swap out words in the text with their synonyms

• it's not important at all

• antonyms are just as important to know when paraphrasing

• the video says that synonyms are the "Kings of Paraphrasing"

Which of these is NOT a reason why you might paraphrase a text?

• You want to show that you understand the text.

• You need a one-sentence explanation of what you read.

• You need to include the info in a research paper.

• You want to remember the info for later.

Which Native American tribe did Lizzie read about in a text example in the video?

• Mohicans

• Navajo

• Apache

• Cherokee

What should you do while reading a text that you’re going to paraphrase later?

• cross out any words you don’t know

• ignore the main idea

• scribble over sentences you’ve already read

• look up unfamiliar words in the dictionary

A paraphrase should include

• the main idea but not the supporting details.

• the main idea and the supporting details.

• the supporting details but not the main idea.

• neither the supporting details nor the main idea.

True or False: A paraphrase is about the same length as the original text.

• True

• False