120–125: How did the nurse refer to Dexter? How did the nurse’s comment and Judy’s reaction to Dexter’s response make him feel? What character trait would cause him to feel that way?

The short story "Winter Dreams" by F. Scott Fitzgerald tells of a boy, the son of a local grocery store owner, who starts off as a golf caddy but aspires to become rich, talented, and highly esteemed. Eventually he becomes prosperous, thanks to a thriving laundry business, and he pursues a relationship with a wealthy young woman named Judy Jones.

In the first part of the story, Dexter meets Judy on the golf course when he is fourteen and she is eleven. As Judy arrives, her nurse is carrying her clubs, but they are looking for a caddy to take over for the nurse. There are several exchanges between the nurse, Dexter, and Judy, and they lead up to a momentous decision that Dexter makes on the spur of the moment.

After Judy and the nurse approach the caddy house, Judy makes a few comments, and then the nurse says, "I don't know what we're supposed to do now." A moment later, Dexter laughs and starts to walk away. Judy calls him "boy" in a tone that probably makes Dexter feel like she considers

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).

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