Question

Sample Response: The play is about the frightening path of the children's doomed love and the constant anger of their parents. Only the children's death could end the fight. This is the story for the rest of the play.

What did you include in your paraphrase? Check all that apply.

my own words
synonyms of unfamiliar words
contemporary language
the main ideas of the original
the important details of the original

Answer 1

Checked:
- my own words — yes. The response restates the idea in different wording.
- contemporary language — yes. It uses plain, modern phrasing.
- the main ideas of the original — yes. It conveys the central conflict (parents' anger) and the doomed love.
- the important details of the original — yes. It includes the key outcome/detail that only the children's death ends the fight and that this drives the rest of the play.

Not checked:
- synonyms of unfamiliar words — no. The paraphrase doesn’t appear to be replacing specific unfamiliar words with synonyms; it mainly rephrases the main ideas.