Teaching How to Paraphrase, Step by Step
Teaching how to paraphrase is a challenging yet crucial skill for students to master.
It’s essential for many types of writing, and without it, students risk poor writing habits and even plagiarism. This guide will help you teach paraphrasing to your students, step by step.
Teaching How to Paraphrase: Starting with Conversation
Introduction to Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing is about putting something into your own words. Begin by engaging your students in a simple, fun activity. Pair them up and ask questions like, “What did you do after school yesterday?” or “Where would you like to go on vacation and why?” Student A answers the question in a few sentences, and Student B paraphrases the response. Then, they switch roles. Model this for your class a couple of times before they try it themselves.
Quiz, Quiz, Trade Game
Another engaging activity for teaching how to paraphrase is a variation of Quiz, Quiz, Trade . Give each student a card with a sentence on it . Students find partners, with Student A reading their sentence and Student B paraphrasing it. They then switch roles and trade cards before moving on to new partners.
Paraphrasing as a Class
Collaborative Paraphrasing
Work on paraphrasing a short paragraph together as a class. Display the paragraph on the board or use a document camera. Provide students with their own copies and explain the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing. Discuss strategies, such as the Four R’s:
- Reword: Replace words and phrases with synonyms when possible.
- Rearrange: Change the structure of sentences and ideas.
- Realize: Recognize that some words (names, dates, titles) can’t be changed but can be presented differently.
- Recheck: Ensure the paraphrase conveys the same meaning as the original text.
Original Text: “At just 8.5 square miles, the Pacific island country of Nauru is one of the smallest countries in the world. The island was once rich in phosphate, but most of the resource has been mined, leaving damage to the environment behind. Nauru has a population of about 10,000 people.”
Paraphrased Text: “Nauru is a Pacific island country that is only 8.5 square miles in area. It is one of the smallest countries on the planet and only about 10,000 people live there. Nauru has mined its once plentiful supply of phosphate. This has damaged the environment on the island.”
Independent Practice in Teaching How to Paraphrase
After practicing together, let students work in pairs to paraphrase a paragraph. Allow a few pairs to share their paraphrases with the class. Then, have students begin working independently. Start with one paragraph at a time to avoid overwhelming them. Use Paraphrasing Task Cards for Grades 4-8 for independent practice. These task cards are perfect for reinforcing the skill.
Advanced Paraphrasing Activities
Bite-Sized Pieces
Once students are comfortable with paraphrasing paragraphs, encourage them to paraphrase entire articles in small sections. As they become more fluent, introduce advanced activities such as:
- Paraphrasing from notes instead of the original text.
- Including quotes in paraphrased writings.
- Combining paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting in one piece.
- Using multiple sources to paraphrase, summarize, and quote, then creating a bibliography.
Incorporating Summarizing Skills
Understanding Paraphrasing and Summarizing
Paraphrasing and summarizing are both challenging skills for students to master, and they often get these two mixed up. Here are helpful acronyms to distinguish between them:
PARAphrase It!
- Put the text in your own words.
- Avoid copying the text.
- Rearrange similar text.
- Ask yourself if you included all the important points.
SUMmarize It!
- Shorter than the text.
- Use your own words.
- Main ideas only.
The acronyms make the differences clear and serve as reminders for each skill.
Introduce paraphrasing before summarizing. Although paraphrasing requires more writing, it’s an easier skill to master. Once students learn to put the text into their own words instead of copying it, they have a good grasp of paraphrasing. Using short paragraphs, like those in paraphrasing task cards, is an effective way to start.
Summarizing is more challenging because students must identify the most important points and condense them into a much shorter form.
Using short passages and limiting the number of words they can use, such as with summarizing task cards, helps them focus on the main points and prevents them from paraphrasing instead of summarizing.
Combined Practice
Use the same paragraph for both skills. Have students paraphrase first and then summarize. If time is limited, consider paraphrasing verbally and then writing the summary. This is a good activity to do in pairs.
Ready to get started? Download the PARAphrase It! and SUMmarize It! posters and reminder cards for free right here.
Here’s a Lesson Plan You Can Use: Teaching How to Paraphrase
Students will learn how to paraphrase text effectively by practicing rewording, rearranging, and understanding the main ideas of given passages.
- Whiteboard and markers
- Document camera or projector
- Copies of a short paragraph for each student
- Paraphrasing Task Cards (for independent practice)
- PARAphrase It! and SUMmarize It! posters
Lesson Plan:
Introduction (10 minutes).
- Welcome the students and introduce the lesson objective: learning how to paraphrase text.
- Explain the importance of paraphrasing in writing to avoid plagiarism and improve comprehension.
- Define paraphrasing : putting text into your own words while retaining the original meaning.
1: Talking Exercise (15 minutes)
- Pair students up and ask questions like, “What did you do after school yesterday?” or “Where would you like to go on vacation and why?”
- Student A answers the question in 3-4 sentences, and Student B paraphrases the response.
- Switch roles after each paraphrase.
- Model the activity with a volunteer before students begin.
2: Paraphrasing Together (15 minutes)
- Display a short paragraph on the board using a document camera or projector.
- Distribute copies of the paragraph to each student.
- Discuss the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing.
- Reword: Replace words with synonyms.
- Rearrange: Change the sentence structure.
- Realize: Identify unchangeable words (names, dates, etc.).
- Recheck: Ensure the meaning remains the same.
- Work through paraphrasing the paragraph together as a class.
- Encourage student input and highlight effective paraphrases.
3: Independent Practice (15 minutes)
- Have students work in pairs to paraphrase another paragraph provided on the board.
- Allow a few pairs to share their paraphrases with the class.
- Distribute Paraphrasing Task Cards . (print or digital)
- Students paraphrase short paragraphs individually.
- Monitor progress and provide feedback.
Conclusion (5 minutes)
- Recap the key points of paraphrasing.
- Emphasize the PARA acronym and the importance of rewording and rearranging text.
- Assign a short passage for students to paraphrase.
- Encourage them to use the strategies learned in class.
- Thank students for their participation.
- Remind them to practice paraphrasing to improve their writing skills.
Extension Activity:
For students who finish early or need additional practice, provide them with a summarizing task to reinforce the distinction between paraphrasing and summarizing.
Assessment:
Evaluate students’ paraphrasing skills based on their participation in activities and the accuracy of their independent practice. Provide constructive feedback to guide improvement.
Teaching Paraphrasing can be fun!
By following these steps in teaching how to paraphrase and incorporating summarizing skills, you’ll help your students become proficient writers. Teaching how to paraphrase effectively sets students up for success in many areas of their academic and future professional lives, reducing the risk of plagiarism and enhancing their overall writing abilities.
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Teaching Students to Paraphrase
Ideas for scaffolding paraphrasing so that students correctly learn this valuable but difficult-to-master skill.
When discussing text in the classroom, it’s tough for students to shift from utilizing an author’s words (copying) to accepting the challenge to express that author’s idea in their own words (paraphrasing).
But teaching effective paraphrasing is necessary because the use of paraphrasing facilitates important literacy skills : It encourages repeated reading, develops note-taking habits as students track quotes and outline text details, and expands vocabulary as they consider appropriate ways to describe the original text. The skill may seem daunting to students because it takes time to find the appropriate words to reshape a sentence, but that is time well spent.
We also need to teach paraphrasing, of course, so that students develop the skill set required to avoid committing plagiarism unintentionally .
Student Tools
One way to support students is to make them aware of tools that may help when they’re paraphrasing. Think of these as training wheels—students won’t use them forever.
Academic Phrasebank : Ready-made phrases help students organize their sentences when they paraphrase. The site provides sentence starters for defining ideas, comparing and contrasting ideas, describing cause and effect, and explaining evidence to support statements.
For instance, if a student were paraphrasing vocabulary word X, they would be able to find sentence starters such as “The word X encompasses...,” “The word X is challenging to define because...,” and “The word X is intended to....”
Ashford University Writing Center : This website has a five-item quiz to review the paraphrasing process. It allows students to identify examples and non-examples of paraphrasing for a given text.
When examining non-examples, students are shown how replacing or rearranging words is akin to copying and pasting on a computer. Students see examples of effective paraphrasing, including a change of sentence structure or personal elaboration combined with limited quoted information.
Tone Analyzer : This tool allows students to enter a brief sample from a text and receive an analysis of the tone. When using this tool, students can request an assessment of whether the text illustrates anger, joy, sadness, etc. In addition to these emotions, the website includes language descriptors such as confident (used to describe texts that use active voice and/or words such as will , must , etc.) or tentative (texts with words such as seems , appears , might , etc.). This tool is useful in helping students successfully align the tone of their paraphrased material with the tone of the original text.
Student Self-Check Prompts
Students should outgrow the tools above, and teachers can encourage that growth by showing them how to monitor their own progress with paraphrasing. Students can self-check to determine how on track with paraphrasing they are by asking themselves these questions:
- Can I identify elements of the text that are most significant (and thus appropriate to preserve) when I put it in my own words?
- Can I recite elements of the text from memory in order to prepare to put it into my own words?
- How can I adjust the sentence structure to preserve the meaning of the text?
Student Cautions
Because the journey to paraphrasing may involve a few hiccups, it’s a good idea to identify potential student challenges. When paraphrasing, remind students that they should:
- Attempt to describe the text in their own words gradually, one component at a time (thanks to Doug Lemov and Maggie Johnson for this close reading strategy). For instance, they might first use their own words to describe significant phrases in the reading, and then make an effort to explain one or two key sentences, and finally attempt to paraphrase an entire paragraph.
- Monitor the similarities between the text and the paraphrase. For instance, after describing specific sentences or paragraphs, they should note how many words are shared. Instead of using the same words as the author, focus on mirroring the same main idea. The Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning at Yale offers easy-to-follow models for how to achieve this.
- Ensure that there is a sufficient number of word substitutions in the paraphrased material. (Substituting only a couple of words could constitute plagiarism.) Students should focus on changing the structure of the sentence . This may involve converting a simple sentence to a compound sentence or adding a prepositional phrase.
- Avoid adjusting special language (acronyms, figurative language, jargon, etc.). These kinds of terms are considered common knowledge, so using them in a paraphrase doesn’t constitute plagiarism. Resources such as the Purdue Online Writing Lab can help students figure out whether a particular term is common knowledge.
Teachers can push students to move beyond copying by encouraging them to see paraphrasing as the go-to reading response. When we equip students with needed resources, we make student voice the rule instead of the exception.
Paraphrasing Lesson Plan: Research to Build and Present Knowledge
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This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Paraphrasing , and supports the standard of paraphrasing information in notes and finished work. Students demonstrate understanding through a variety of projects.
Step 1: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Display a few sentences from an article, such as this:
“One of the first companies to make non-toxic crayons safe for toddlers, Crayola was an instant success. According to the company’s website, Crayola produced more than 100 billion crayons in its first 100 years, and it continues to produce an astounding 3 billion each year!”
Ask students:
- How would you paraphrase this, or say it in your own words?
- Why might you paraphrase something you’ve read?
Step 2: BUILD KNOWLEDGE
- Read the description on the Paraphrasing topic page .
- Play the Movie , pausing to check for understanding.
- Have students read one of the following Related Reading articles: “Way Back When,” “Arts and Entertainment,” or “Language.” Partner them with someone who read a different article to share what they learned with each other.
Step 3: APPLY and ASSESS
Students take the Paraphrasing Quiz , applying essential literacy skills while demonstrating what they learned about this topic.
Step 4: DEEPEN and EXTEND
Students express what they learned about paraphrasing while practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following activities. Differentiate by assigning ones that meet individual student needs.
- Make-a-Movie : Produce a preview for a movie about an article you’ve read that paraphrases its key ideas.
- Make-a-Map : Make a concept map identifying strategies for paraphrasing a page in a textbook. Use specific examples.
- Creative Coding : Code a conversation where one character speaks and the other paraphrases what they say.
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Kennedy's 1961 address and reference it in your own work. Three Things - As you conduct your research, fill out the questionnaire for each of your sources. Fiction - We look at how to apply this skill to fictional works. Passage Breakdown - This worksheet walks you through the steps you need to take to apply this skill to an assigned reading passage. Sentences - You will paraphrase a series of sentences. Explain the Concept - Why is it an important technique to learn? Exercises - Flex your muscles and get some real quality work in on this worksheet. What is Paraphrasing?One of the most common tasks assigned to students in their initial stages of learning is paraphrasing. Paraphrasing is the practice of rewriting a text in your own words without adding anything to it or removing anything from the original text. While this may be aimed at strengthening the written skills of students from an early age, learning paraphrasing becomes inevitable after one reaches a stage where they have to cite and add someone else's works in their own research to substantiate their work with suitable evidences. The Process of ParaphrasingParaphrasing is an important academic skill a student must acquire. In order to paraphrase any text, one has to thoroughly and carefully read it twice or even more times. The purpose of such a detailed reading is to understand the text to its very core, ensuring that no chunk of information in the actual text is left unnoticed. Once careful reading is done, the person has to rewrite the whole idea in his or her own words. This rewriting does not merely mean using synonyms for words in the original text, but also includes changing sentence structure, making ideas more clear and easier to understand, and can also be a total different sequence of sub-ideas put down to ultimately convey the exact sense as has been conveyed by the original text. What Makes a Paraphrased Text Excellent?There are a few points to be kept in mind while paraphrasing anything to make sure that the text has been excellently paraphrased. A good paraphrased text only includes ideas that were there in the actual text and there is no addition or subtraction of ideas by the one who is paraphrasing. It is simple and cited without any personal ideas being narrated by the second author. How To Paraphrase ProperlyIf your work or degree revolves around submitting written content, you probably already understand the importance of proper paraphrasing. In today's world, one can find ample information online on every possible topic. Although this can help gather data for your work, it makes writing an original piece of content extremely challenging. Submitting poorly paraphrased work can lead to your work being categorized as plagiarized. Plagiarism is a serious offense in many countries worldwide and can cancel your admission and degree and even affect your job. Paraphrasing or rephrasing is the use of different words, expressions, phrases, and texts to restate a passage or concept while keeping the gist of the content the same. Paraphrasing is often used by students, writers, and professional content creators to avoid plagiarism and produce an original written piece of work. Not only does paraphrasing help avoid the consequences of submitting plagiarized work, but it also helps an individual gain recognition as a writer with good work ethic who respects intellectual property. Step 1: Spend Time Reading the Passage Carefully There is nothing wrong with using a book or internet sources to write your content, as a one person can't know everything. However, you must respect the original writer's intellectual property and refrain from copying their work as your own. Instead, to paraphrase the information, spend time reading the passage carefully. Read the content three to four times before you start penning down the information. Doing so will help you understand the main concept or the gist of the information. Step 2: Pen Down the Key Ideas Once you have read the content thoroughly and have gained insight into the author's words, the next step is to pen down the key ideas or concepts on a rough piece of paper. Although many writers tend to skip this step, doing this will greatly help you structure your work with greater coherence. Step 3: Get to Writing Keep the paper containing the key ideas before you and get to writing. For this step, refrain from looking at the author's original work and stick to the key ideas you have penned down. Doing so will make help you write as originally as possible. Step 4: Compare Your Work with The Original Text Once you are done writing, compare what you have written with the original text. This step is not to copy the author's tone or expression; instead, it is to make any necessary factual or conceptual adjustments. Step 5: Provide Accurate Citations To write as ethically as possible, never forget to give credit to the source that helped you produce your content. Remember to provide proper citations for all the papers, journals, online sources, etc., that you used to complete your task. Teachers: Upgrade Now
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3: Independent Practice (15 minutes) Pair Work: Have students work in pairs to paraphrase another paragraph provided on the board. Allow a few pairs to share their paraphrases with the class. Independent Practice: Distribute Paraphrasing Task Cards. (print or digital) Students paraphrase short paragraphs individually.
Paraphrasing helps readers monitor their comprehension. Paraphrasing encourages readers to make connections with prior knowledge. Paraphrasing helps readers remember what they have read. In effective strategy instruction, the teacher models strategy use for students and provides guided practice before expecting students to use the strategy ...
But teaching effective paraphrasing is necessary because the use of paraphrasing facilitates important literacy skills: It encourages repeated reading, develops note-taking habits as students track quotes and outline text details, and expands vocabulary as they consider appropriate ways to describe the original text.The skill may seem daunting to students because it takes time to find the ...
Step 3: APPLY and ASSESS. Students take the Paraphrasing Quiz, applying essential literacy skills while demonstrating what they learned about this topic. Step 4: DEEPEN and EXTEND. Students express what they learned about paraphrasing while practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following activities.
Our Paraphrasing lesson plan introduces students to paraphrasing selections of text correctly. The students will also learn the difference between summarizing and paraphrasing. In addition, plagiarism is discussed and reasons are given why it's wrong to plagiarize another person's work. Students are asked to work collaboratively to ...
5th Grade - Summarizing and Paraphrasing. Summarizing and paraphrasing are methods to recap information from a text. Summarizing involves concisely restating only the most important ideas and main point in shorter form by omitting minor details, while paraphrasing restates all ideas and details from the text in one's own words at a similar ...
The important skill of paraphrasing is initially interrogated in this lesson and eventually plans relating to summarizing and quoting will be added. There is an interactive equivalent to this plan, "Paraphrasing In a Pinch", which can be used in a classroom that has an electronic device for each student and a strong WiFi signal. The interactive plan can also be used to flip a classroom.
One of the activities that works well to illustrate the challenges of paraphrasing well is to create an activity in which students work together in groups to write paraphrases of short excerpts from texts and then give them to another group of students in the class to "paraphrase the paraphrase.". The second group can give it to a third ...
use appropriate paraphrasing strategies to replace advanced-level words with age/grade/level appropriate vocabulary. Note: In addition to the stated NCTE/IRA standards, this lesson is also aligned to the following American Association of School Librarians Standards for the 21st-Century Learner. 1. Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge
Description. Our Paraphrasing Text and Information lesson plan teaches students strategies for accurately and concisely paraphrasing text. During this lesson, students are asked to first write a passage describing their evening at home from the time they arrived home from school until you went to sleep and then share it with a classmate; they then paraphrase each other's passages.
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Paraphrasing is a way of putting the information you read in your own words. It helps us learn and remember the main idea and supporting details. It's also a great way to include information in an essay or research paper. In this lesson, students will learn how to paraphrase and why it's an important skill. Credits.
How to Paraphrase. When you paraphrase, you take the big ideas and put them into your own words. When paraphrasing, it's fine to use some of the same words, but not all of them. You obviously ...
ACTIVITY 1. Read the original text below. Highlight the words that you think are specialized words or words that should not be ... [PDF] Paraphrasing Exercise Paraphrasing is a verbal summary of the key ideas of your partner's ... Make a statement in response to one of the items on the paraphrase activity exercises.
Lesson Objectives: Introduce paraphrasing, and explain its distinction from quotation/summary. Give students the opportunity to practice correct paraphrasing, using both semantic (or replacing words) and syntactic (or restructuring the sentence) strategies. Encourage the ethical use of paraphrased information vs. patchwriting.
This lesson provides clear examples and hands-on practice as students learn the difference between direct quotations and paraphrasing. **DESIGNED FOR GRADES 5-7** This lesson is ideal for whole group, small group, and one-on-one instruction for the grade levels I have tagged.
Paraphrasing Worksheets: In Summary - You will need a 4-5 page reading passage to go along with this organizer. Write the text's main idea in one sentence. Then write only the important details that explain the main idea. Use your own words as much as possible. Paraphrasing - You'll need more text for this one.
Challenge students to paraphrase with the help of our Paraphrasing Practice Activity. The four steps of paraphrasing are included to help students as they highlight keywords and then paraphrase the included paragraph. This would be a great independent activity or assessment. This resource addresses the following standards: CCSS W.3.2, W.4.2, W.5.2; TEKS 3.12.B, 4.12.B, 5.12.B.Don't forget to ...
Displaying top 8 worksheets found for - Paraphrasing Grade 5. Some of the worksheets for this concept are Explicitly teaching grade 56 students how to, Test your paraphrasing skills work, 1 summarizing paraphrasing avoiding plagiarism, Paraphrasing, Acceptable paraphrasing, Paraphrasing and summarising, Lesson 1 paraphrase with synonyms, Explicit teaching of paraphrasing and synonyms will.
Students read a text and then re-write the text in their own words. These worksheets combine comprehension and writing. Worksheet #1 Worksheet #2 Worksheet #3. Worksheet #4. Similar: Formal letter writing Editing practice.
Level: Grade 4/Grade 5/ Grade 6. Language: English (en) ID: 672225. 28/01/2021. Country code: BS. Country: Bahamas. School subject: Reading Comprehension (1061649) Main content: Paraphrasing sentences (1259770) From worksheet author:
Displaying all worksheets related to - Paraphrasing Grade 5. Worksheets are Explicitly teaching grade 56 students how to, Test your paraphrasing skills work, 1 summarizing paraphrasing avoiding plagiarism, Paraphrasing, Acceptable paraphrasing, Paraphrasing and summarising, Lesson 1 paraphrase with synonyms, Explicit teaching of paraphrasing and synonyms will.
What is K5? K5 Learning offers free worksheets, flashcards and inexpensive workbooks for kids in kindergarten to grade 5. Become a member to access additional content and skip ads. Students paraphrase short texts in their own words.