Paraphrasing means reading something and then putting it into your own words. Stephen read an article about leopards. Next, he thought about what he read. What should Stephen do next in order to paraphrase what he read?

A) Stephen should create a summary of what he read with cited sources.

B) Stephen should write down his own thoughts and ideas about leopards.

C) Stephen should restate what he read in the article using his own words.

D) Stephen should try to omit as much information from the article as possible as he paraphrases the article.