Read the excerpt from "Rebuilding the Cherokee Nation.” . . . John Ross believed in the American judicial system, and he felt that the American judicial system was built on beautiful principles, and that was something that should work for the Cherokees. And so both individual people and the tribe took some of our cases for the preservation of the integrity of the Cherokee Nation through the American judicial system and all the way to the United States Supreme Court and won. Read Jasmine’s paraphrase of the passage. Student Work Wilma Mankiller says that John Ross believed in the American judicial system, and he believed its principles should work for the Cherokees. Some individuals, as well as the tribe, took cases for the preservation of the Cherokee Nation through the American court system and all the way up to the Supreme Court. They won. Which paraphrasing mistake did Jasmine make?
Answer
A
She used language too close to the original text.
B
She did not include enough details from the original text.
C
She did not properly cite the source material.
D
She misrepresented the author’s ideas.
Explanation
Jasmine keeps several phrases from the passage nearly unchanged, including “American judicial system,” “should work for the Cherokees,” and taking cases “all the way” to the Supreme Court. A paraphrase should restate the ideas in substantially different wording while preserving their meaning. She does identify Wilma Mankiller as the source, so the main mistake is wording that stays too close to the original.
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