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ParaphrasingLesson:Sept.2011

Anticipatory:

1. Beginbyhavingstudentsarrangechairsinalargecircle.Chairsshouldberelativelyclosetogether.

2. Tellstudentsyouaregoingtoplayagameoftelephonetogether(youmayhavetoexplainthegameiftheyarenotfamiliarwithit)

a. Remindthemthattheobjectiveofthegameistotrytohavethelastpersonsayexactlythesamethingasthefirstperson

3. Whisper(orshow)thephrasetoastudenta. Yourphraseshouldbeapproximatelyonesentencelong

4. Havethelaststudentinthecirclerepeatwhattheyheardoutlouda. Discussionwasitexactlythesame?(ifyes,thatsgreat,tellthemtheydidanexcellentjobofrepeatingexactlywhattheyheard,ifno,

tellthemitssometimeshardtokeepthemeaningofsomethingclear

whenyourerepeatingiteverythinggetsslightlydistortedwithre-telling)

5. Tellthemyouregoingtoplayonemoreroundwithanewphrase,thistimetheymustNOTrepeatexactlywhattheyhear,butratherusedifferentwords

toconveythesameidea(itmighttakealittlelongerastheywilllikelyhave

totakeaminutetothinkofawaytochangethephrase)

6. Havethelaststudentrepeatwhattheyheardoutloudandthenhavethefirststudentsharewhatthesentencestartedas

a. Discussionarethemeaningsofthefirstandlastphrasesimilar?Canyouunderstandtheideaofthefirstphraseeventhoughyoudidnt

hearitexactlyasitwasfirststated?

7. Havestudentsdiscussthemeaningofparaphrasing

a. AsaclasscreateadefinitionofParaphrasinganddiscusswhyItsimportant

b. Whyisparaphrasinguseful?Whyisitsometimesnecessary?(thingslike,sometimespeopleusetoomanywordstosaythings,soparaphrasingmakesiteasiertounderstand,andtoremember,its

necessarybecausecopyingwhatotherpeoplesay/writewithout

givingthemcreditisplagiarism.

c. Askkidstogiveexamplesofwaystheyrephraseinformation(emphasizeuseofkeyideas,butusingwordsthatareeasierto

understand/remember)

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GuidedPractice:

1. Chooseonestudenttodoademonstrationwithyou:a. Oneofyouwillspeakforoneminuteaboutaprescribedtopicb. Theonewhoisnotspeakingwillthenparaphrasetheiranswer,speakingtotherestoftheclass.

c. Reverserolls,withadifferenttopic

PracticeOptions:

Youcoulduseeitheroftheactivities(orboth)belowtoletthekidspractice

paraphrasing.

1. Havekidspartnerupandcompletethesameactivityyoujustdemonstratedi. Havestudentsgiveeachotherfeedbackabouthowwelltheycapturedeachothersideas,withoutrepeatingwhattheysaid

wordforword.2. Putaparagraphrelatingtothecurriculumuponthesmartboard,oruseaparagraphoutofatextbook,andreaditwiththem.Youcanthenhave

studentsparaphraseitverbally,orinwriting.

Debrief:

1.Discusstheimportanceofparaphrasing,andemphasizethatitisagreattoolto

avoidplagiarism