In So Many Words ... Paraphrasing Practice

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: I like to mow the lawn.
Paraphrase: I adore cutting the grass.

Original: The disruptive pupil was dismissed from the laboratory. The child then jogged to the principal's large, messy room.
Paraphrase: The annoying classmate was asked to leave the science room and then ran down to the principal's big, unclean office.

Original: I love my hand!
Paraphrase: I am fond of the body part attached to my arm.

Original: My unicorn poops rainbows and throws up sparkles.
Paraphrase: The purdy pony poops colors and vomits glitter.

Original: I want to go to the party. It's supposed to be fun.
Paraphrase 1: I am tempted to go to a social get-together, which is gonna be sensational.
Paraphrase 2: I would love to go to the awesome party.

Original: My professor gave us no homework.
Paraphrase: We had no homework today because our teacher said we didn't have any.