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How do I Paraphrase?How do I Paraphrase?Include all important ideas mentioned Include all important ideas mentioned in the original passage but not in the in the original passage but not in the same order.same order.Keep the length approximately the Keep the length approximately the same as the original.same as the original.Do not stress any one single point Do not stress any one single point over another.over another.Do not change the meaning.Do not change the meaning.Do not use the original sentence Do not use the original sentence structure.structure.

The increase of industry, the growth of cities, and the The increase of industry, the growth of cities, and the explosion of the population were three large factors of explosion of the population were three large factors of nineteenth century America. As steam-driven companies nineteenth century America. As steam-driven companies became more visible in the eastern part of the country, became more visible in the eastern part of the country, they changed farm hands into factory workers and they changed farm hands into factory workers and provided jobs for the large wave of immigrants. With provided jobs for the large wave of immigrants. With industry came the growth of cities like Fall River where the industry came the growth of cities like Fall River where the Bordens lived which turned into centers of commerce and Bordens lived which turned into centers of commerce and trade as well as production.trade as well as production.

Original passageOriginal passageThe rise of industry, the growth of cities, and the expansion The rise of industry, the growth of cities, and the expansion

of the population were the three great developments of of the population were the three great developments of late nineteenth century American history. As new, larger, late nineteenth century American history. As new, larger, steam-powered factories became a feature of the American steam-powered factories became a feature of the American landscape in the East, they transformed farm hands into landscape in the East, they transformed farm hands into industrial laborers, and provided job for a rising tide of industrial laborers, and provided job for a rising tide of immigrants. With industry came urbanization, the growth immigrants. With industry came urbanization, the growth of large cities (like Fall River, Massachusetts, where the of large cities (like Fall River, Massachusetts, where the Bordens lived) which became the centers of production as Bordens lived) which became the centers of production as well as of commerce and trade.well as of commerce and trade.

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Fall River, where the Borden family lived. Was Fall River, where the Borden family lived. Was typical of northeastern industrial cities of typical of northeastern industrial cities of the nineteenth century. Steam-powered the nineteenth century. Steam-powered production had shifted labor from production had shifted labor from agriculture to manufacturing, and as agriculture to manufacturing, and as immigrants arrived in the US, they found immigrants arrived in the US, they found work in these new factories. As a result, work in these new factories. As a result, populations grew, and large urban areas populations grew, and large urban areas arose. Fall River was in one of these arose. Fall River was in one of these manufacturing and commercial centers manufacturing and commercial centers (William 1).(William 1).

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After you are sure that you understand the After you are sure that you understand the meaning of the passage.meaning of the passage.

Underline all of the important ideas Underline all of the important ideas mentioned.mentioned.

Replace as many of the words as possible Replace as many of the words as possible with appropriate synonyms.with appropriate synonyms.

Change the order in which ideas are Change the order in which ideas are presented.presented.

Break up a longer sentence into two shorter Break up a longer sentence into two shorter ones.ones.

Change the voice from active to passive.Change the voice from active to passive.