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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