Junior High is often the time students are asked to write a report or a research paper of their own. While many students now know how to do research online, it is a fuzzier picture when it comes to taking notes and paraphrasing the information.

This lesson clearly explains what paraphrasing means. It gives several examples of a paragraph from a research site, with a possible way to paraphrase that paragraph. After the examples, students are given six short paragraphs (2-3 sentences each) and asked to paraphrase those paragraphs.