Unit Plan
University of Sydney (Australia)

The Write Site: What Are Quoting and Paraphrasing?

For Students 9th - 10th
This reference provides clear explanations of quoting and paraphrasing. Examples of a paraphrase of a direct quotation is also provided.
Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Using Sources: Paraphrase and Summary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on how to integrate source material using paraphrase and summary and the differences between the two. It also provides a practice exercise.
Activity
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Basic Level Paraphrase and Summary Writing

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Practice paraphrasing sentences and summarizing short paragraphs.
Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides guidance on the ways to quote, paraphrase, and summarize information. Gives various reasons for paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting various sources.
Website
Other

Julius Caesar Paraphrase

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A scene-by-scene paraphrase of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in two formats. You can proceed act by act through the paraphrase, or you can view the original text and the paraphrase side by side in a PDF document. RL.9-10.4 Word choice, Tone
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University of Sydney (Australia)

The Write Site: Summary: Paraphrasing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a list of reminders about paraphrases. Then student will self-assess their own writings to ensure that they have properly used their paraphrases.
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Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Poetry Analysis Fact Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a Poetry Analysis Fact Sheet that includes how to analyze the parts of a poem including the title, connotations, tone, shifts, theme, poetic devices, and writing a paraphrase.
Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Critical Reading: Summary Skills

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on how to write a summary including strategies for annotation, paraphrasing the thesis statement, distinguishing major ideas from minor ones, and picking appropriate quotes. It also provides videos including "How to...
Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Using Sources: Putting It Together: Using Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a summary of the lessons on integrating credible sources using paraphrase, summary, and quotations and citing sources. Click on the Next button on the bottom right to learn about Why It Matters: Multimodality; you will have the...
Lesson Plan
Other

Morningside Center: Active Listening

For Teachers 2nd - 6th Standards
In this instructional activity, students practice active listening by paraphrasing what they hear. Students will practice listening to one another and repeating what they heard. Various listening activities are included in this...
Handout
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Writing a Research Report

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to write research papers. Includes an eight-step writing handout, information on quoting and paraphrasing, and tips for writing annotated bibliographies. Click on the side links to access some of these resources.
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: The Clarifying Routine: Elaborating Vocabulary Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The more a new vocabulary word is associated with ideas from students' own experience, the more likely the word will become well 'networked' and a permanent part of memory. Making these links involves elaborating definitions of new...
Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing About Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
Purdue University's Writing Lab offers some hints and tips for writing about literature, including how to construct a thesis and how to handle secondary material.
Handout
Other

Gallaudet University: English Works: How to Avoid Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Plagiarism can cause you unnecessary problems. Review these simple suggestions on how to avoid plagiarism. Examples and rules help you give credit to the author.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Introducing Each Other: Interviews, Memoirs, Photos, Internet

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson plan is designed to teach various methods students can use when researching background information on one another in order to introduce each other in written and oral form.
Activity
Indiana University

Indiana University: Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It

For Students 9th - 10th
A guide for the student to understand what plagiarism is and how to avoid it in their work.
Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Using Sources: Quotation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on integrating source material using direct quotations including examples and a chart of when to use them.
Handout
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: How to Look Clever Without Even Trying Part 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article explains how to use quotations in an essay.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Vanishing Verbs

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Ever noticed how tv news reporting sounds so different from conversation and from academic writing? Explore this topic with your students using the resources and plans at this site. Handouts, discussion questions and vocabulary practice...

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