User:Sphilbrick/Fixing close paraphrasing

Some will argue that there are only so many ways to say something, but try this:

1. Read the entire source text.
2. Think about what it means. Internalize it. Try to understand what the author is saying.
3. Put away the source text. Don't look at it (at least for a few minutes). Using your own understanding, summarize or describe what the author is saying in your own words.
4. Check back to make sure you capture the sense of the original source, but your writing should use different words, sentence structure, organization, etc. It should be your own work.