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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Skills Post 2- summarizing and paraphrasing

Two Animal Attacks
 1. Summarize-Shark Attacks
People have this fear when they go to swimming that they are going to get attacked by sharks. However, there is more chance of getting struck by lightning! And even if you get attacked by a shark, there is only little chance that an attack is going to be fatal. Also, you are more likely to drown than get attacked by sharks when swimming. But if you want to reduce the risks of shark attacks, you can travel in groups or stay out of water when you are bleeding.

2. Paraphrase-Bear Attacks
(original paragraph) Traveling in groups is one way to reduce the chances. Bears are very unlikely to attack groups of four or more people. Also, stay calm if you run into a bear. Bears are much more likely to attack if you try to run away.
(paraphrased paragraph) A method to lower the chances of getting attacked, you can stay with other people. There is a very low chance that the bears will attack a bunch of people more than 4. Plus, don't panic if you meet a bear. There is a very high chance that the bears will attack you if you panic and run away.

3. Summarize(Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief)
Percy Jackson was a kid with ADHD attending Yancy Academy middle school until when he found out that his best friend Grover, is a satyr, and he is the son of Poseidon. He reaches this camp, where all the kids of the gods stay and train under a centaur called Chiron. But Percy has to go on a quest, where he has to retrieve the lightning bolt of Zeus by Summer Solstice because if he doesn't, a huge war would break out. So, he goes, and finds that Ares stole the lightning bolt, and fights him with his sword, Riptide. He finally defeats Ares, retrieves the sword, and goes to Olympus, which is currently located on the 600th floor of the Empire State Building. He gives the lightning bolt to Zeus, which apologizes for accusing the wrong thief.

4. Paraphrase(An article about the baseball team Doosan Bears)
(original paragraph)Doosan Bears performed a great feat by winning the Korean Series in 1982, the first year of pro baseball in Korea (KBL), and helped stimulate interest in the game of baseball.
The club, thanks to its formidable tenacity and perseverance, repeated its success by becoming champions again in 1995 and 2001.In addition, Doosan Bears continued to play in the post seasons in the 2000s, constantly maintaining its stature and tradition as a prestigious ball club.
(paraphased paragraph)In the first year of of the Korean Baseball League(KBL), the Doosan Bears won the very first Korean series. After that, they continued their glory when they became winners of it again in 1995 and 2001. they still played in the post seasons of the new century, and maintaining their honorable reputation as a pretigious baseball club.

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