What would be the reason for paraphrasing this excerpt
for a general audience?
You could simplify the language and references so
that most people could understand this excerpt.
O You could break down the sentence into shorter
ones that might be easier for some people to grasp.
O You could explain how the main idea within the
excerpt relates to the central themes of the passage.
O You could reorder each idea in sequence, which
would clarify how the author develops her ideas.