paraphrasing activity

follow the paraphrasing steps to write your own paraphrase of #1 and #2 and a summary of #3.

Follow the paraphrasing steps to write your own paraphrase of #1 and #2 and a summary of #3. Try not to look back at the original until you are finished. 1. Strunk, William Jr., and E.B. White. The Elements of Style 2 ed. New York: Macmillan, 1972. Print Page 17 - "Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell." 2. White, Ellen G. Steps to Christ Mountain View: Pacific Press, 1921. Print. Page 111 - "There is an evidence that is open to all.--the most highly educated, and the most illiterate,--the evidence of experience. God invites us to prove for ourselves the reality of His word, the truth of His promises. He bids us 'taste and see that the Lord is good.' Psalm 34:8. Instead of depending upon the word of another, we are to taste for ourselves." 3. Adams, Caralee J. "Most Students Aren't Ready for College, ACT Data Show." Education Week 33.2 (2014): 6. Web. 13 Mar. 2014. Page 6 - "Most students are not adequately prepared to face the rigor of college, according to the latest ACT scores, which also show that the average composite score on the college entrance exam fell from last year. That composite score dropped to 20.9 among high school students in 2013, the lowest in cight years. Since 2006, scores had been relatively flat at about 21.1. on a scale where 36 is perfect . The report released today by the lowa City, lowa-based organization found just 39 percent of test-takers in the class of 2013 met three or more of the ACT college- readiness benchmarks in English, reading, science, and math. Nearly one-third did not meet any." Paraphrase #1: 1 of 1 338 words Focus 12 A Air 2. White, Ellen G. Steps to Christ. Mountain View: Pacific Press, 1921. Print. Page 111 - "There is an evidence that is open to all.--the most highly educated, and the most illiterate,--the evidence of experience. God invites us to prove for ourselves the reality of His word, the truth of His promises. He bids us 'taste and see that the Lord is good.' Psalm 34:8. Instead of depending upon the word of another, we are to taste for ourselves." 3. Adams, Caralee J. "Most Students Aren't Ready for College, ACT Data Show." Education Week 33.2 (2014): 6. Web. 13 Mar. 2014. Page 6 - "Most students are not adequately prepared to face the rigor of college, according to the latest ACT scores, which also show that the average composite score on the college-entrance exam fell from last year. That composite score dropped to 20.9 among high school students in 2013, the lowest in eight years. Since 2006, scores had been relatively flat at about 21.1, on a scale where 36 is perfect. The report released today by the lowa City, Iowa-based organization found just 39 percent of test-takers in the class of 2013 met three or more of the ACT college- readiness benchmarks in English, reading, science, and math. Nearly one-third did not meet any." Paraphrase #1: Paraphrase #2: I Summary #3