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= In-Class Exercise = **1.** **Look at the following quotation. Highlight or underline the words/phrases that you need to avoid**.

"Downlut __believes__ the Brady bill __trespasses on the rights__ of law-abiding citizens, and is __therefore inconsistent with the Constitution__, because it __imposes a waiting period__ on exercising the right to own guns."

Source: Bender, David L. "Can Controlling Guns Control Crime?" //Crime and Criminals:// //Opposing Viewpoints//. Ed. Paul A. Winters. San Diego: Greenhaven, 1995. 137-73. Print. (Quote from page 137)

**2.** **Now list below the ideas that you will include**. Downlut-disaproves with the Brady Bill removes rights of good citizens Does not follow the Constitution Requires gun owners to wait Makes it harder to excersise the right to own guns

Downlut disaproves with the Brady Bill because he thinks it removes the rights of good citizens and does not follow the Constitution, because it requires gun owners to wait therefore making it harder to excersise the right to own guns. (Bender 137)
 * 3. Next, __set aside the original__ and write a paraphrase. **


 * 4. Compare your paraphrase with original above. **
 * 1) Check for the underlined words to make sure you have avoided them
 * 2) Check for ideas to make sure you have included them
 * 3) Check to make sure you have used different vocabulary and different sentence structure
 * 4) Acknowledge source using a parenthetical reference