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Paraphrasing Steps Handout

The document outlines an 8-step process for paraphrasing a passage: 1) Choose a relevant quote of 40 words or less, 2) List the original ideas using the author's words, 3) Change vocabulary words while keeping technical terms, 4) Rearrange the ideas into a new order, 5) Change grammar to fit the new structure, 6) Rewrite the sentence without looking at the original, 7) Check that the paraphrase contains the same ideas, 8) Verify for accuracy by checking for similarities, completeness, and own ideas not in the original.

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Paraphrasing Steps Handout

The document outlines an 8-step process for paraphrasing a passage: 1) Choose a relevant quote of 40 words or less, 2) List the original ideas using the author's words, 3) Change vocabulary words while keeping technical terms, 4) Rearrange the ideas into a new order, 5) Change grammar to fit the new structure, 6) Rewrite the sentence without looking at the original, 7) Check that the paraphrase contains the same ideas, 8) Verify for accuracy by checking for similarities, completeness, and own ideas not in the original.

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8 Steps to Paraphrasing a Passage EAP 3000

Step 1​: Choose a quote from the essay that is approximately 40 words or fewer. Make

sure it is relevant to your own ideas.

Step 2​: List all of the ideas the author includes. Use the original author’s words.

Sometimes an idea will be a single word. Sometimes it will be 2-4 words. (See the

example.)

Step 3​: Change vocabulary words. Remember that some words have a lot of possible

changes. Some words are very specific or technical, and it is okay to to keep those

words if they are the only accurate possibilities.

Step 4​: Rearrange the ideas into a new order. Maybe Idea #1 becomes Idea #3 or

maybe Idea #6 becomes Idea #1. Remember that sometimes an idea will stay in the

same position as the original.

Step 5​: Change the grammar structures to fit your new order of ideas.

Step 6​: Put away the original so that you cannot see it. Rewrite the sentence in your

own words. Use your new vocabulary, sequence of ideas, and grammar. Read the

sentence out loud to yourself so be certain it makes sense.

Step 7​: Look at the original quote. Does your paraphrase have all of the same ideas as

the original?

Step 8​: Check for the three major problems. Is your paraphrase too similar to the

original? Is your paraphrase incomplete or inaccurate? Did you accidentally include

ideas of your own that were not included in the original quote? If you see a problem, go

back and fix it.

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