9. Plagiarism =

12. Paraphrasing =

14. Here’s a small excerpt of the article “Ancient Egypt” from World Book Encyclopedia …

15. Example #1: “ The best known achievements of the ancient Egyptians are the pyramids they built for their rulers. These gigantic stone structures—marvels of architectural and engineering skills—have been preserved by the dry climate for about 4500 years.”

16. Without taking notes, I paraphrased like this.

17. The greatest achievements of the ancient Egyptians are the pyramids they built for their rulers. These gigantic stone structures are marvels of architectural and engineering skill and have been preserved by the dry climate for about 4500 years.

18. That was

19. The greatest achievements of the ancient Egyptians are the pyramids they built for their rulers. These gigantic stone structures are marvels of architectural and engineering skill and have been preserved by the dry climate for about 4500 years. All I did was make 3 tiny changes:

20. That’s pretty much the same thing as changing the word “the” to the word “a” and calling it paraphrasing!

24. Here’s another excerpt of the article “Ancient Egypt” from World Book Encyclopedia …

25. “ The mighty Nile River was the lifeblood of ancient Egypt. The fertile soil enabled farmers to raise a huge supply of food. The Nile also provided water for irrigation and was Egypt’s main transportation route.” Example #2:

26. Without taking notes, I paraphrased like this.

27. Ancient Egypt’s lifeblood was the mighty Nile River. The fertile soil allowed farmers to raise a huge supply of food. It also provided water for irrigation and was Egypt’s main transportation route.

28. That was

29. All I did was flip-flop the order of the first sentence and use a couple of simple synonyms. That is STILL not paraphrasing!

30. Ancient Egypt’s lifeblood was the mighty Nile River. The fertile soil allowed farmers to raise a huge supply of food. It also provided water for irrigation and was Egypt’s main transportation route.

34. Here’s one final excerpt of the article “Ancient Egypt” from World Book Encyclopedia …

35. The Egyptians also believed they would experience life after death in an afterlife and sometimes made elaborate preparations for death and burial. For example, the Egyptians mummified corpses to prevent the bodies from decaying and to preserve them for the afterlife. Example #3:

36. And here’s my final attempt at paraphrasing…

37. One of the things that was extremely important to Egyptian culture was the idea of an “afterlife.” Because they believed that they would experience life after death, it was not only very important to have highly detailed burial ceremonies, but also to preserve the bodies for the afterlife. They accomplished this through “mummification.”

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