Like Rachel from The Girl Who Fell from the Sky, Scout is a first-person narrator, and she has a story from her childhood to tell. But Scout's narration
of the events of her life differ from that of Rachel. How is it different? What is
Scout able to do that Rachel cannot?

Scout is able to narrate historical moments and very broad social causes of American society, while Rachel narrates only from her own perspective.

Explanation:

Although Scout and Rachel are very punctual and efficient narrators in presenting their perspectives, thoughts and emotions about the experiences and events they witnessed, they differ in a very important point. This point is the historical and social factor.

Rachel narrates only the facts that are directly related to her, while Scout narrates the facts about her, about historical events and about very broad and impacting social causes in American society. Scout has the ability to narrate prejudice, about southern society, about intolerance, about religious hypocrisy, about incorrect judgment, racism and other causes.

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explanation:

what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).