2. Retelling a Story

3. things. His mom, dad, and brother are dead. I know
I love my boyfriend a lot, but he’s faced some hard
things. His mom, dad, and brother are dead. I know
he’s in pain, but he’s getting violent. It seems like he
takes everything out on me. I don’t want him to hurt
himself or anyone else. I want to help him, but I’m
scared.
A) I love my boyfriend a lot, but he’s faced some hard

4. A: I love my boyfriend a lot, but he’s faced some hard
things. His mom, dad, and brother are dead. I know
he’s in pain, but he’s getting violent. It seems like he
takes everything out on me. I don’t want him to hurt
himself or anyone else. I want to help him, but I’m
scared.
B: I care deeply about my partner, but he’s had to deal with some difficult problems. His parents and brother have passed away. I know he’s hurting, but he’s getting aggressive. It seems like he takes everything out on me.
I don’t want him to harm himself or anyone else. I want to help him, but I’m frightened.
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(Replacing keywords with synonyms)

5. B: I care deeply about my partner, but he’s had to deal with
some difficult problems. His parents and brother have
passed away. I know he’s hurting, but he’s getting
aggressive. It seems like he takes everything out on me.
I don’t want him to harm himself or anyone else. I want
to help him, but I’m frightened.
C: I care deeply about my partner, but he’s had some real
difficulties in his life. His parents and brother have all
passed away. I know he’s hurting, but he’s behaving
aggressively. I feel he takes it all out on me. I don’t
want him or anyone else to come to harm. I want to be
helpful, but I’m frightened.
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(Changing word forms
e.g. nouns to verbs, adjectives to adverbs)

6. C: I care deeply about my partner, but he’s had some real
difficulties in his life. His parents and brother have all
passed away. I know he’s hurting, but he’s behaving
aggressively. I feel he takes it all out on me. I don’t want
him or anyone else to come to harm. I want to be helpful,
but I’m frightened.
D: My partner, who I care about deeply, has had some real
difficulties in his life. His brother and his parents have all
passed away. Now he’s behaving aggressively. I know that’s
because he’s hurting, but I feel he takes it all out on me. I
don’t want him or anyone else to come to harm. I want to be
helpful, but I’m frightened.
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(Changing sentence structure)

7. I love my boyfriend a lot, but he’s faced some hard
(Original)
I love my boyfriend a lot, but he’s faced some hard
things. His mom, dad, and brother are dead. I know
he’s in pain, but he’s getting violent. It seems like he
takes everything out on me. I don’t want him to hurt
himself or anyone else. I want to help him, but I’m
scared.
I want to help my partner, but I’m frightened. I care deeply
about him, and he’s had some real difficulties in his life. His
brother and his parents have all passed away. Now he’s
behaving aggressively. I know that’s because he’s hurting, but
I feel he takes it all out on me. I don’t want him or anyone
else to come to harm. What should I do?
Strategy: __________________________________________
(Changing paragraph structure - using the conclusion as the introduction)