... it The point of this chapter is to summarize the main idea in your own words as much as possible Why? Because writing the main idea in your own words requires you to process the information instead ... paraphrase a paragraph, you put each idea in PUTTING IT IN YOUR OWN WORDS that paragraph into your own words, whether it s the main idea, a major supporting idea, or minor support Thus, you can be sure ... just copying it In other words, you need to take the ideas and information and make sense of it in your own way By digesting the information like this, you give it a strong, solid hold in your memory...