WRDS 150B:
Writing and Research in the Disciplines
Instructor: Dr. Laura
Baumvol
Paraphrasing
• It is a valuable skill to help grasp the
meaning of the original text and to learn to
avoid quoting too much.
• You paraphrase IDEAS, not
sentences.
Paraphrasing
• It is crucial to understand the GIST of the
text.
• An effective strategy is the “Noting for gist”
method.
Paraphrasing
• It means to restate someone else’s ideas in
your own language at roughly the same level of
detail.
• It involves putting a passage from source
material into your own words (IN BULLET
FORM).
• It’s more detailed than a summary.
How to do
Paraphrase?
Some Possible changes:
• Synonyms/wording
(vocabulary)
• Sentence structure;
• Order of ideas;
• Active/passive voices;
• direct/indirect speech.
Paraphrasing Exercise
How would you paraphrase the next
passage WITHOUT help from any AI tool?
Zeng et al. (2024,
p. 14-15)
1. Start by writing bullet points of the ideas
in the original text.
Zeng et al. (2024,
p. 14-15)
2. Then, apply paraphrasing strategies.
Do NOT use any AI tool to complete this activity (e.g.Grammarly,
ChatGPT, etc.)
The only online support you can use is the Dictionary & Thesaurus
(synonyms and antonyms part ) of the websites
https://www.dictionary.com/ and https://www.thesaurus.com/
The lack of a counter-public sphere to influence China’s vision and
ORIGINAL
PASSAGE
strategies related to AI can be detrimental. When an entire nation –
from academia to the business sphere and from the government to
civil society – is collectively and uncritically working on AI’s rapid
expansion, the consequences can be severe. As demonstrated by
Zeng et al. (2024,
p. 14-15)
the recent “CRISPR babies” scandal in China, when ambition
overrules regulation and when self-interest overrules ethical
consideration, technological innovation can have profound
consequences. Similarly, in the case of China’s AI development, if
the current trajectory continues to be driven solely by political and
economic interests, the results can have irreversibly devastating
consequences. (Zeng et al., 2020)
WRDS 150B:
Writing and Research in the Disciplines
Instructor: Dr. Laura
Baumvol
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