Reading & writing · Grades 8–12
Paraphrasing, attribution and argument · Revision card
Changing a few words is not enough; express the meaning accurately in a new structure.
Understand the idea
Paraphrase the idea
Changing a few words is not enough; express the meaning accurately in a new structure.
Separate voices
Make clear which claims are yours and which come from a source.
Test the support
Relevant evidence still needs reasoning that connects it to the claim.
Worked examples
Which practice best describes a genuine paraphrase?
Both independent wording and attribution matter.
Restating an idea accurately in a new structure and attributing it
Paraphrase this original sentence: The trial showed that a wider handle made the tool easier to grip.
Preserve the finding without adding claims about every user or every tool.
For example: In the test, people held the tool more easily when its handle was wider.
Explain without looking
- Which bibliography detail helps readers locate a source?
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