noteaking & paraphrasing 0809

Note-taking STEP 1:Note-taking STEP 1:

Read entire section FIRST!

Think about what you’ve read, what you already know, & how

to say it another way.

Note-taking STEP 2:Note-taking STEP 2:

Shrink it down to a fraction of its original size; use abbreviations,

bullets, phrases, etc.

Note-taking STEP 3:Note-taking STEP 3:

Re-word or PARAPHRASE only main ideas, important facts, keywords, etc.

Note-taking STEP 4:Note-taking STEP 4:

Plagiarism is:Plagiarism is:•The act of stealing the ideas and/or work of someone else and passing them off as your own.

•The act of committing “literary theft.”

Plagiarism Plagiarism = =

Paraphrasing is:Paraphrasing is:•The act of restating a passage, text, or work AND giving the meaning in another form (your own words).

Paraphrasing =Paraphrasing =

Here’s a small Here’s a small excerpt of the excerpt of the

article “Ancient article “Ancient Egypt” from Egypt” from World Book World Book

EncyclopediaEncyclopedia……

Example #1:Example #1:

“The best known achievements of the ancient Egyptians are the

pyramids they built for their rulers. These gigantic stone structures—

marvels of architectural and engineering skills—have been

preserved by the dry climate for about 4500 years.”

Without taking notes, Without taking notes, I paraphrased like I paraphrased like

this.this.

The greatest achievements of the ancient Egyptians are the pyramids they built for their rulers. These gigantic stone

structures are marvels of architectural and engineering skill and have been preserved

by the dry climate for about 4500 years.

That wasThat was

The greatest achievements of the ancient Egyptians are the pyramids

they built for their rulers. These gigantic stone structures are marvels of architectural and

engineering skill and have been preserved by the dry climate for

about 4500 years.

All I did was make All I did was make 3 tiny changes: 3 tiny changes:

That’s pretty That’s pretty much the same much the same

thing as changing thing as changing the word the word “the”“the” to to the word the word “a”“a” and and

calling it calling it paraphrasing!paraphrasing!

But if I But if I take notestake notes like like this…this…

• Ancient Egyptians→known for pyramids

• P = huge stone tombs for their rulers

• Still standing after 4500 years b/c of Egypt’s dry climate……I can paraphrase like I can paraphrase like

this:this:

Ancient Egyptians accomplished many amazing things. They

are most well-known for building huge stone tombs

known as pyramids. Pyramids that they built over 4500 years ago are still standing because of their excellent construction and the country’s dry climate.

This attempt at paraphrasing

was MUCH BETTERMUCH BETTER because I restated the facts

from the encylopedia in another way.

It sounds more like me and less like an encyclopedia.

Here’s another Here’s another excerpt of the excerpt of the

article “Ancient article “Ancient Egypt” from Egypt” from World Book World Book

EncyclopediaEncyclopedia……

“The mighty Nile River was the lifeblood of ancient Egypt. The fertile soil enabled farmers to raise a huge supply of food.

The Nile also provided water for irrigation and was Egypt’s main

transportation route.”

Example #2:Example #2:

Without taking notes, Without taking notes, I paraphrased like I paraphrased like

this.this.

Ancient Egypt’s lifeblood was the mighty Nile River. The

fertile soil allowed farmers to raise a huge supply of food. It

also provided water for irrigation and was Egypt’s main

transportation route.

That wasThat was

All I did was flip-flop All I did was flip-flop the order of the first the order of the first sentence and use a sentence and use a

couple of simple couple of simple synonyms.synonyms.

That is That is STILLSTILL not not paraphrasing!paraphrasing!

Ancient Egypt’s lifeblood was the mighty Nile River.

The fertile soil allowed farmers to raise a huge supply of food. It also

provided water for irrigation and was Egypt’s main transportation route.

But if I take notes like But if I take notes like this…this…•Nile = Egypt’s “lifeblood”• It provided:

– Fertile soil = lots of food– Water for irrigation/farming– Transportation route

……I can paraphrase like I can paraphrase like this:this:

Ancient Egypt was able to thrive so well because it is located

near the “mighty Nile River.” This river made the soil very rich, so farmers were able to grow and sell a lot of food. The Nile was also important

because it provided Egyptians with a transportation route and a way to irrigate farms.

This attempt at paraphrasing was MUCH BETTER because I did an

even better job of restating the facts

Here’s one final Here’s one final excerpt of the excerpt of the

article “Ancient article “Ancient Egypt” from Egypt” from World Book World Book

EncyclopediaEncyclopedia……

The Egyptians also believed they would experience life after death in

an afterlife and sometimes made elaborate preparations for death

and burial. For example, the Egyptians mummified corpses to prevent the bodies from decaying

and to preserve them for the afterlife.

Example #3:Example #3:

And here’s my And here’s my final attempt at final attempt at paraphrasing…paraphrasing…

One of the things that was extremely important to Egyptian culture was the idea of an “afterlife.” Because they

believed that they would experience life after death, it was not only very

important to have highly detailed burial ceremonies, but also to preserve the

bodies for the afterlife. They accomplished this through

“mummification.”

This attempt is my best one yet because I think it’s pretty

obvious that I thought about what I was reading before I

wrote anything down.

It says the same thing as the It says the same thing as the original but in a original but in a VERY different VERY different

wayway!!

Always REMEMBER Always REMEMBER mymy

You’ll be a You’ll be a successful successful

“paraphraser” “paraphraser” every time!every time!

Slide Show Created By:Slide Show Created By:

•Ms. Trapani• Librarian • Lawrence Road Middle

School

• ptrapani@uniondaleschools.org