High Five Friday!! Think back to yesterday. A paraphrase is a restatement of the meaning of a text or passage using other words. The term "paraphrase" derives via Latin paraphrasis "additional manner of expression".
The huge nugget below is brought to us by our own Nick Kopp. Check out what he thinks about "perfect paragraphs". Once you have an understanding of what a "perfect paragraph" is, and believe you can PARAPHRASE what a perfect paragraph is, meet in circle.
The Greek definition of a paragraph is "to write beside" or "written beside". A paragraph consists of more than one sentence. A perfect paragraph will have more than 8 sentences at the least. Not every paragraph will have this but perfect paragraphs will have a topic sentence which simply states what your paragraph is about so the reader has a main idea of your paragraph. This is almost like giving your reader clues to what they are about to read or like giving them schema. Next should be your supporting sentences. These are like the building blocks or supporting blocks these should be detailed sentences with lots of information, descriptions, facts, figures and any other ways to support your main idea. Last but definitely not least is your conclusion sentences should be the cherry on top. This should restate your topic sentence. This should have more detail than your topic sentence because it should be more interesting. Once again this is a perfect paragraph and not every paragraph in a published article is perfect.
-Nick Kopp, Core 3
Historical Literacy
Reading...I can analyze the structure of text and its role in developing key concepts.
Reading...I can determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze it by summarizing the key supporting details and main ideas.
Reading...I can determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze it by summarizing the key supporting details and main ideas.
Sincerely,
C
C
From the cluttered mind of C, Teacher
School District of Waukesha
Waukesha STEM Academy
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