UNM-Valencia Library: English 120 Quotations, Paraphrases, and Summaries
Activity 1a Defining Quotations Summaries and Paraphrases--Video
Examples
| # | Quotation Characteristics | Summary Characteristics | Paraphrase Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exact words of source. | Short restatement in your own words. | Precise, accurate restatement in your own words. |
| 2 | Always use quotation marks. | May use some key words and very brief quotes. | Words and sentences must be changed; brief quotes acceptable. |
| 3 | Is the original passage. | Keeps meaning of the original passage. | Keeps meaning of the original passage. |
| 4 | Is the original. | Selective with only key ideas from original. | Specific includes all element from original. |
| 5 | Exact duplicate of the original. | Shorter than original. | Same length or longer than original |
Activity 1b Identifying Quotations, Summaries, and Paraphrases
- Using the text on the right, identify the sentences in the Kahoot game as quotes, paraphrases or summaries.
- Go to Kahoot.it and enter classcode.
Rock-a-bye baby, on the treetops
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall
And down will come baby, cradle and all.
Activity 2a Writing Your Own Summary or Paraphrase--Pair
- Divide into groups of 2.
- Open Wordpad or a Word document.
- Write a summary and paraphrase of the text found on the right.
- Copy and paste the summary and paraphrase into this Padlet.
Citation Information
The "Star Spangled Banner." Smithsonian.
https://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/the-lyrics.aspx
Excerpt Text
O say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Activity 2b Writing Your Own Summary or Paraphrase
- Use the song lyrics you brought to class.
- Write a summary and a paraphrase from the lyrics.
- Copy and paste the title of the song, the summary, and paraphrase into this Padlet.
