The sixth graders are learning about how to avoid plagiarism. After we discussed the skill of paraphrasing (and the need for a good vocabulary ... or at least a thesaurus!), the students wrote original sentences and then paraphrased each other. Here is some of their work:
Original: Yogi Bear was eating picnic baskets. Then Booboo ate some picnic baskets too.
Paraphrase: Booboo saw Yogi Bear crunching on picnic baskets, so he decided to join in too.
Original: You should drink diet soda.
Paraphrase: I suggest you consume fat-free sugar drinks.
Original: Arthur pulled the sword from the stone. It gleamed with magic.
Paraphrase: Arthur yanked the blade from the rock. It shined with magic.
Original: My iPod is my second favorite thing.
Paraphrase: My second favorite electronic is my iPod.
Original: The monitor caught the student running in the hall.
Paraphrase: The camera spotted the pupil sprinting down the corridor.
Original: The panda bear plummeted down the ledge and landed on his noggin.
Paraphrase: Panda Bear fell, and his head got crushed.
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