1. Knowing the difference between Paraphrasing, Quoting, and Common Knowledge

2. Paraphrasing You can use the words someone said or wrote if you rewrite them in your own words. This is called paraphrasing.

3. Quote To quote means to repeat words that a person or character said or wrote. It’s usually okay to quote someone, as long as you place the words in quotation marks and give credit by writing the person’s name at the end of the quote.

4. Common Knowledge Common knowledge is information that you know or can be found in lots of places. They include dates, names, places, and scientific or historical facts.

5. Read the following statements. Select whether they are: - Paraphrasing - Quote - Common Knowledge

6. #1 The grass is green in the summer. a. Paraphrasing b. Quote c. Common Knowledge

7. #2 Humpty Dumpty was injured when he tumbled off the wall. Sadly, he could not be repaired. a. Paraphrasing b. Quote c. Common Knowledge

8. #3 In the movie Bambi, Thumper said “If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all” a. Paraphrasing b. Quote c. Common Knowledge

9. #4 Fireflies can be found on summer nights. a. Paraphrasing b. Quote c. Common Knowledge

10. #5 Jack and Jill climbed a ridge. Unfortunately, they had an accident, got hurt, and spilled their water from the well. a. Paraphrasing b. Quote c. Common Knowledge

11. #6 Three kittens did not take very good care of their mittens. They lost them, got them dirty, cleaned them and then wanted to have pie. a. Paraphrasing b. Quote c. Common Knowledge

12. #7 The wolf in the Three Little Pigs frightened the pigs when he said “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down.” a. Paraphrasing b. Quote c. Common Knowledge

13. #8 The cat in the hat liked to have fun. He told the children that “I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.” a. Paraphrasing b. Quote c. Common Knowledge

14. #9 Many dinosaur fossils have been found in the United States. a. Paraphrasing b. Quote c. Common Knowledge

15. #10 When the sky darkens with clouds and it gets windy, rain may be on the way. a. Paraphrasing b. Quote c. Common Knowledge

16. #11 When the fairy godmother was getting Cinderella ready for the ball she would say “Fol-de-rol and fiddle dee dee” These magic words helped her to get ready for the ball. a. Paraphrasing b. Quote c. Common Knowledge

17. #12 Mary had a small lamb who would not stay home while she was in school. Her teacher did not seem to mind that it came to school with Mary. a. Paraphrasing b. Quote c. Common Knowledge

18. #13 Kittens often purr when they are happy. a. Paraphrasing b. Quote c. Common Knowledge

19. #14 There was a mouse who ran up and down a clock. He became frightened and squeaked when the clock struck loudly for each hour. a. Paraphrasing b. Quote c. Common Knowledge

20. The gingerbread man thought he was funny as he ran away yelling “ You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man !” a. Paraphrasing b. Quote c. Common Knowledge #15

21. Good Job!