Paraphrasing Activity

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Part 1: Each question below consists of an original quote from a source and an attempted paraphrase. Rate each one on a scale of 0 to 3 using the following criteria:

0: Identical to original text: not a paraphrase!
1: Too close for comfort! Some elements appropriated intact
2: Strong hints of the original may remain. May lack citation.
3: Sufficiently distinct and properly attributed.

Part 2: Choose ONE of the quotes below and write your own paraphrase.

Remember to give yourself enough time, and read the original a few times until you really understand it, then set it aside and pretend you’re explaining it to someone who doesn’t know anything at all about this topic.

“Even though their eyes are on movable stalks that expand their range of vision, lobsters don’t see very well in the low light of their habitual environment. Their sense of smell, however, is just fine. On either side of the front of a lobster’s head is an antennule, split into two slender threads, or flagella. These contain the lobster’s chemosensory organs, or “nose.” With a whiff of another male’s urine, a lobster can remember where he stands in chain of command. At least until a new, unknown contender shows up.” (p. 41)

Frazier, N (2012). I, lobster: A crustacean odyssey. Lebanon, US: New Hampshire University Press.

“In the wild, octopuses can hide in shells, human discards such as beer bottles, crevices, and under rocks. They do not find the ‘ideal’ home in terms of characteristics such as volume and aperture area, but instead modify shelter by clearing out sand and rubble, detaching algal fronds, and bringing rocks to block the aperture. Many octopus species are likely limited in the wild by the availability of shelter.” (p. 20)

Mather, M. & Scheel, D. (2014). Behavior. In J. Iglesias, L. Fuentes, & R. Villanueva (Eds.) Cephalopod culture (p. 17-39). New York: Springer.

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