Paraphrasing

Part One

How does paraphrase differ from summary?

1 the message of the original text

paraphrase: same message

summary: main ideas only

2 the length of the text

paraphrase: same length

summary: about 33% the size of the original

3 the words you use

both:

• use your own words
• use different sentence structure
• use synonyms (when possible)

Think of the original text as freshly squeezed orange juice.

a paraphrase
includes all of the text's ideas, is the same length as the original, and is written in your own words

a paraphrase is like bottled juice; similar to fresh squ

a summary
has only the main ideas of a text, is shorter that the original, and is written in your own words