Comprehension Strategy 6 Paraphrase Comprehension Strategies 6 Paraphrase

Comprehension Strategy #6: Paraphrase

Comprehension Strategies 6. Paraphrase Questions: Summary/Reflection To paraphrase is to restate the information or ideas read without copying the words you read. In your own words, write the events as they happened.

Practice 1. Today is busy for photographers, nurses, teachers and students. 2. My teacher in English ran out of paper and ink for printing instructional materials. 3. John offered to drive Jenny home but she insisted that she wanted to call her mom to come pick her up.

Words from the text: “My father, without the slightest doubt, was the most marvelous and exciting father any boy ever had. 2 Here is a picture of him. 3 You might think if you didn’t know him well, that he was a stern and serious man. 4 He wasn’t. 5 He was actually a wildly funny person. 6 What made him appear so serious was the face that he never smiled with his mouth. 7 He did it all with his eyes. 8 He had brilliant blue eyes and when he thought of something funny, his eyes would flash and, if you looked carefully, you could actually see a tiny little golden spark dancing in the middle of each eye. 9 But the mouth never moved. ” 1

Words from the text: 1 “My father, without the slightest doubt, was the most marvelous and exciting father any boy ever had. 2 Here is a picture of him. 3 You might think if you didn’t know him well, that he was a stern and serious man. 4 He wasn’t. 5 He was actually a wildly funny person. 6 What made him appear so serious was the face that he never smiled with his mouth. 7 He did it all with his eyes. 8 He had brilliant blue eyes and when he thought of something funny, his eyes would flash and, if you looked carefully, you could actually see a tiny little golden spark dancing in the middle of each eye. 9 But the mouth never moved. ” Paraphrase: My Dad was surely the best parent any child could have. People who don’t know him well often mistake him as strict and dull because his smile never shows on his lips. The truth is he is fun to be around. His smile showed in his dazzling blue eyes.

Comprehension Strategies 6. Paraphrase Questions: To paraphrase is to restate the information or ideas read without copying the words you read. In your own words, write the events as they happened. Summary/Reflection How does paraphrasing prove that you understand what you are reading?