Question

whatever happens to the san josé, one thing is clear: the discovery of the lost galleon is an important cultural event, and there is much to learn from studying the shipwreck. for example, the first pictures of the wreck showed a surprise. from the position and condition of the wreckage, it seems possible that the san josé did not explode, as historical reports claim. in addition, some historians find the little details, even things like broken teacups, to be more exciting than the gold and gems. such ordinary things reveal details about how sailors lived and worked three hundred years ago. as one researcher put it, the entire ship is a treasure—a cultural treasure.
read jaylees paraphrase of the passage.
there is a lot to learn from the disappearance of the san josé. the wreckage seems to imply that the ship didnt explode, as historians believed. historians who look at the small details believe things like broken teacups are more important than the treasure. they are more valuable because they are a cultural treasure.
how should jaylee improve her paraphrase of this passage from an informational text?
options:
by retelling details in the correct order
by restating the author’s ideas in her own words
by using the most important ideas in the text

Explanation:

To improve a paraphrase of an informational text, the key is to restate the author’s ideas in one’s own words while maintaining the original meaning. Let's analyze the options:

• "by retelling details in the correct order": The original passage's details are about the significance of the shipwreck, not a sequence - based detail retelling, so this is not the main improvement need.
• "by restating the author’s ideas in her own words": Jaylee’s paraphrase has issues like misinterpreting "more exciting" as "more important" and not fully capturing the original meaning in her own phrasing. Restating the author’s ideas accurately in her own words would improve it.
• "by using the most important ideas in the text": Jaylee’s paraphrase does use important ideas, but the main flaw is not rephrasing the author’s ideas properly in her own words (e.g., misrepresentation of the historians’ view on teacups).

Answer:

by restating the author’s ideas in her own words