Paraphrasing In your own words . . .

What Is Paraphrasing? Paraphrasing is restating a text in your own words. Paraphrasing helps you check your understanding of a text.

Paraphrasing Before you paraphrase, identify the main idea of the passage look up unfamiliar words. If a word has multiple meanings, determine the meaning appropriate to the passage. identify figures of speech and clarify what is being compared

How to Paraphrase Replace unfamiliar, difficult, or outdated words with familiar words. Simplify the sentence structure. Maintain the tone or mood of the text. Include all the major ideas and any important details.

Let’s Practice Friar Laurence (to himself). Now must I to the monument alone. Within this three hours will fair Juliet wake. She will beshrew me much that Romeo Hath had no notice of these accidents . . . from The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Let’s Practice Which unfamiliar, difficult, or outdated words would you replace? Friar Laurence (to himself). Now must I to the monument alone. Within this three hours will fair Juliet wake. She will beshrew me much that Romeo Hath had no notice of these accidents . . .

Let’s Practice How would you simplify the sentence structures? Friar Laurence (to himself). Now must I to the tomb alone. Within this three hours will beautiful Juliet wake. She will scold me much that Romeo Has had no news of these happenings . . .

Let’s Practice What is the tone or mood? Friar Laurence (to himself). Now I must go to the tomb alone. Beautiful Juliet will wake within three hours. She will scold me because Romeo Has had no news of these happenings . . .

Let’s Practice What details are important? Friar Laurence (to himself). Now I must go to the tomb alone. Beautiful Juliet will wake within three hours. She will scold me because Romeo Has had no news of these happenings . . .

Let’s Practice Original Text Paraphrased Text “Now must I to the monument alone. Within this three hours will fair Juliet wake. She will beshrew me much that Romeo Hath had no notice of these accidents . . .” Now I must go to the tomb alone. Beautiful Juliet will wake within three hours. She will scold me because Romeo has had no news of these happenings.

On Your Own Romeo (to Balthasar). . . . Upon thy life I charge thee, Whate’er thou hearest or see’st, stand all aloof And do not interrupt me in my course. from The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

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