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This document outlines the importance and process of paraphrasing, which involves restating a text's meaning in one's own words while maintaining the original intent. It provides examples of incorrect and correct paraphrasing, emphasizing the need to simplify and clarify information for better understanding. Additionally, it details the steps and rules for effective paraphrasing, including understanding the source material and proper citation.

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Module 6 Complete

This document outlines the importance and process of paraphrasing, which involves restating a text's meaning in one's own words while maintaining the original intent. It provides examples of incorrect and correct paraphrasing, emphasizing the need to simplify and clarify information for better understanding. Additionally, it details the steps and rules for effective paraphrasing, including understanding the source material and proper citation.

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Lesson Title:

Paraphrasing
Lesson Objectives:
At the end of this module, you should be able to:
1. Pinpoint the importance of paraphrasing;
2. Identify the steps of paraphrasing; and
3. Paraphrase a phrase, a sentence or paragraph.
Meaning of paraphrasing

A paraphrase /ˈpærəfreɪz/ is a restatement of the meaning of a


text or passage using other words.
The term itself is derived from the Greek, paraphrasis.
“Para” means “beside”;
phrasis means “tell”.
So when one paraphrases, he “tells” in other words what is “beside.”
Paraphrasing involves putting a section of a Paraphrasing means
text into your own words · changes the words and rewriting a text in your own
phrasing of the original text, but keeps the original words while keeping the
meaning of the text. original meaning. It's a way to
A paraphrase restates another's idea (or your simplify or summarize
own previously published idea) in your own words. information, making it easier to
Paraphrasing allows you to summarize and understand. This skill is
synthesize.
important because it shows you
Paraphrasing is mostly simplified into a understand the material and
simple sentence for better understanding for a
group of people with the less technical can explain it in a clearer way,
background. It is an important skill to possess so especially for people with less
that it helps to grasp the full meaning of the technical knowledge.
content. Paraphrasing is the valuable skill for a Paraphrasing helps students
student to showcase their understanding demonstrate their
capabilities through their own rendition of a text.
understanding of a topic.
For example:

To paraphrase, you might say (https://study.com/academy/lesson/paraphrasing-without-plagiarism.html)


How to paraphrase a phrase sentence?
Putting an idea into your own words can be easier said than
done. Let’s say you want to paraphrase the text below, about
population decline in a particular species of sea snails.
Example: Source text
“Like other marine animals living near heavily populated coasts, horse conchs
have lost considerable habitat to development and pollution, including
favorite breeding grounds along mud flats and seagrass beds. Their Gulf
habitat is also warming due to climate change, which scientists think further
pressures the animals, based on the negative effects extra heat has on other
big mollusks” (Barnett, 2022).”
Horse conchs are a type of large sea snail. The sentence means that, like other marine
animals, horse conchs have lost their natural habitats due to coastal development and
pollution, and they are also affected by rising temperatures in the Gulf, which harms
them further.
Incorrect paraphrasing
You might make a first attempt to paraphrase it by swapping out a few
words for synonyms.
Example: Incorrect paraphrasing
Like other sea creatures inhabiting the vicinity of highly populated
coasts, horse conchs have lost substantial territory to advancement and
contamination, including preferred breeding grounds along mud flats and
seagrass beds. Their Gulf home is also heating up due to global warming,
which scientists think further puts pressure on the creatures, predicated
upon the harmful effects extra warmth has on other large mollusks
(Barnett, 2022).
Correct paraphrasing
Let’s look at a more effective way of paraphrasing the same text.
Example: Correct paraphrasing
Scientists believe that temperature rises resulting from
climate change are negatively impacting horse conchs living in the
Gulf of Mexico. Development and pollution have also deprived
them of important breeding grounds (Barnett, 2022).
Here, we’ve:
• Only included the information that’s relevant to our argument (note that
the paraphrase is shorter than the original)
• Introduced the information with the signal phrase “Scientists believe that
…”
• Retained key terms like “development and pollution,” since changing them
could alter the meaning
• Structured sentences in our own way instead of copying the structure of
the original
• Started from a different point, presenting information in a different order

Because of this, we’re able to clearly convey the relevant information


from the source without sticking too close to the original phrasing.
What is the purpose of paraphrasing?
The purpose of a paraphrase is to convey the meaning
of the original message and, in doing so, to prove that you
understand the passage well enough to restate it.
What are the rules for paraphrasing?
• Read the passage several times to fully understand the meaning
• Note down key concepts
• Write your own version of the text without looking at the original
• Compare your paraphrased text with the original passage and make minor
adjustments to phrases that
• remain too similar
• Cite the source where you found the idea
(Courtney Gahan).

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