Here are the steps for Paraphrasing correctly

To Paraphrase: read the sentence MANY TIMES – as many times as you need to completely UNDERSTAND – but NOT MEMORIZE.

Next: put away the reading – DO NOT CONTINUE LOOKING AT IT OR YOU WILL COPY IT. Put it away, and on a different page, tell yourself what you just read.

Imagine that you are talking with a friend or family member who didn’t understand the reading, and you must EXPLAIN it to them.

 Last: check the original again to make sure you included all of the important information.