Paraphrasing Asynchronous activity

Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.

Deserts cover a lot of area.

Deserts cover more than half of the Earth's surface.

One fifth of the Earth's surface is desert.

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Restate, Ask, Cite, Explain

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Sea otters are good at floating on the water's surface, as air trapped in their fur makes them more buoyant.

Otters love swimming, They can also see very well underwater --like how they see well on land.

They like to swimming and they can be seen underwater by divers and other animals.

next to my dad

along my father

beside the man

beside my father

nontoxic to animals

harmful to animals

damaging to dogs

painless to pets

True

False

Paraphrasing is longer and more detailed.

Paraphrasing and summarizing are exactly the same.

A summary uses your own words, but a paraphrase does not.

A summary is closest to the original quote.

Nike designed the team's soccer jerseys.

The team's soccer jerseys were created by Nike.

The team's jerseys were designed.

Nike created the team's jerseys.