Writing in your own words
Have you ever been given an assignment at school with instructions saying “write in your own words”? What does that mean and why do you have to do it?
Writing in your own words
Have you ever been given an assignment at school with instructions saying “write in your own words”? What does that mean and why do you have to do this?
Ung jente sitter på senga med en notatblokk i fanget og tenker med en blyant i munnen.
Show your understanding
When you are asked to write in your own words, your instructor wants you to demonstrate your comprehension of the material that you have listened to or read. This means that not only can you not just repeat the information word for word, you also have to do more than simply change the word order and order in which you present the information.
In addition to playing around with your choice of the vocabulary and sentence structure when writing, you will also have to include your personal interpretation of the information. This is writing in your own words.
When you write in your own words, you show that you have understood the material and demonstrate the skills you have gained. Moreover, putting information in your own words will also help you make better sense of what you have read.
1 / 3
Ung gutt sitter på en stabel med bøker og tegner på en vegg samtidig som han ser på sin laptop.
Ønsker du å lese hele artikkelen?
Ved å logge inn får du full tilgang til artikkelen, samt Lærerrommet med engasjerende læringsstier og oppgaver du kan bruke i undervisningen.
Logg inn med Feide
Ønsker du å prøve ut fullversjonen av Skolerom?
Kontakt oss her!
