We put evidence in our own words to:
• Show we understand what we read
• Avoid copying the author word-for-word
• Make our writing sound like us
• Explain ideas clearly to our readers
Remember: Explain it like you're telling a friend!
Think about what it means, not just what words to swap.
Quick Practice #1
📖 From the Text:
"The dam stores lots of water behind it in the reservoir."
💭 Think: How would you say this to a friend?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"A dam holds back a huge amount of water in a lake called a reservoir."
Quick Practice #2
📖 From the Text:
"Wind turbines produce large quantities of clean energy."
💭 Think: How would you say this to a friend?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"Wind turbines make a lot of energy without creating pollution."
🎯 Now: Your Article Details
You've found details in your articles marked with B (Benefits), P (Problems), and W (How it Works).
Now let's practice rewording those actual details!
Remember your strategy:
Read it → Think about what it means → Explain it like telling a friend → Write it in your own words
Practice: Hydroelectric HYDROW - How It Works
📖 From "Hydroelectric Power":
"Gravity causes the water to fall through the penstock inside the dam."
💭 Think: What makes the water move? Where does it go?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your reworded version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"The force of gravity pulls the water down through a tunnel called a penstock in the dam."
Practice: Hydroelectric HYDROW - How It Works
📖 From "Hydroelectric Power":
"The water turns a turbine propeller."
💭 Think: What does the water do to the turbine?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your reworded version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"The rushing water spins the blades of a turbine propeller."
Practice: Hydroelectric HYDROW - How It Works
📖 From "Hydroelectric Power":
"The propeller moves the shaft connected to the generator. The generator makes electricity."
💭 Think: What happens after the propeller moves?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your reworded version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"When the propeller spins, it turns a shaft that makes a generator create electricity."
Practice: Hydroelectric HYDROB - Benefit
📖 From "Hydroelectric Power":
"It's the cheapest way to generate electricity today."
💭 Think: Why is this good? What does "cheapest" mean?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your reworded version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"Hydroelectric power costs less money to make than other types of electricity."
Practice: Hydroelectric HYDROB - Benefit
📖 From "Hydroelectric Power":
"Once a dam has been built and the equipment is in place, the source of energy, flowing water, is free."
💭 Think: Why is this a benefit? What makes it free?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your reworded version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"After you build a dam, you don't have to pay for the water that makes the electricity."
Practice: Hydroelectric HYDROB - Benefit
📖 From "Hydroelectric Power":
"Power is readily available. A hydroelectric plant can provide electricity on demand."
💭 Think: What does "readily available" and "on demand" mean?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your reworded version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"Hydroelectric plants can make electricity whenever people need it."
Practice: Hydroelectric HYDROP - Problem
📖 From "Hydroelectric Power":
"Damming rivers can destroy or disrupt animal migration patterns."
💭 Think: What problem does the dam cause for animals?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your reworded version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"Building dams can mess up the paths that animals use to travel from place to place."
Practice: Hydroelectric HYDROP - Problem
📖 From "Hydroelectric Power":
"Hydropower plants can cause low levels of oxygen in the water, which is harmful to river plants and animals."
💭 Think: What's the problem and why is it bad?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your reworded version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"Dams can make the water have less oxygen, which can hurt the plants and animals living in the river."
Practice: Wind Power WINDW - How It Works
📖 From "Capturing the Wind":
"Blades are mounted around a turning part called a rotor, which is connected to a part called a shaft."
💭 Think: What are the parts and how are they connected?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your reworded version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"The blades attach to a spinning part called a rotor, and the rotor connects to a shaft."
Practice: Wind Power WINDW - How It Works
📖 From "Capturing the Wind":
"When the blades catch the wind, it turns them. This spins the shaft."
💭 Think: What causes what to happen?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your reworded version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"The wind pushes on the blades and makes them spin, which makes the shaft turn."
Practice: Wind Power WINDW - How It Works
📖 From "Capturing the Wind":
"The shaft is connected to a generator, which turns the energy from the movement of the shaft into current electricity."
💭 Think: What does the generator do?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your reworded version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"When the shaft spins, it turns a generator that changes the spinning motion into electricity."
Practice: Wind Power WINDB - Benefit
📖 From "Capturing the Wind":
"Wind energy is also renewable, which means it can't be used up."
💭 Think: Why is renewable good? What does it mean?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your reworded version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"Wind energy won't run out because the wind will always keep blowing."
Practice: Wind Power WINDB - Benefit
📖 From "Capturing the Wind":
"Wind energy doesn't create pollution or greenhouse gases that can cause climate change."
💭 Think: What does wind energy NOT do?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your reworded version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"Making electricity from wind doesn't pollute the air or create gases that harm the Earth's climate."
Practice: Wind Power WINDB - Benefit
📖 From "Capturing the Wind":
"Wind energy uses no water for cooling. Switching to wind power can provide water for more than a million people to consume."
💭 Think: How does saving water help people?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your reworded version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"Wind turbines don't need water to work, so that water can be used by people for drinking instead."
Practice: Wind Power WINDP - Problem
📖 From "Capturing the Wind":
"Wind turbines produce noise pollution. People who live close to wind farms often complain about the noise the turbines make as they turn."
💭 Think: What's the problem with the noise?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your reworded version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"Wind turbines are loud when they spin, and people living nearby don't like all the noise."
Practice: Wind Power WINDP - Problem
📖 From "Capturing the Wind":
"Wind farms produce lots of clean energy. But wind farms produce noise, kill some birds and bats, and often must be located far from cities."
💭 Think: What are the different problems mentioned?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your reworded version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"Wind farms can be noisy, hurt birds and bats, and usually have to be built far away from where people live."
Practice: Wind Power WINDP - Problem
📖 From "Capturing the Wind":
"Wind isn't constant; it doesn't always blow, and sometimes it blows harder than others. Because of this, wind can't be counted on as our main source of energy."
💭 Think: Why is wind unreliable?🗣️ Turn and Talk: Share your reworded version.
✨ Possible Answer:
"The wind doesn't blow all the time or at the same speed, so we can't depend only on wind for our electricity."
🎯 Ready to Complete Your Chart!
Take each detail you marked and think about what it really means
Ask yourself: "How would I explain this to a friend who hasn't read it?"
Write your explanation in YOUR words on your chart
Check that you kept the same meaning but changed the words
Make sure you're explaining, not just swapping a few words
You've got this! 💪
Remember: Same meaning, different words. Explain it like you're helping a friend understand!