assist with decoding (to translate symbols into sounds or visual representations of speech) and comprehension. Readers may use morpheme‚ semantics‚ syntax and context clues to identify the meaning of unknown words. Readers integrate the words they have read into their existing framework of knowledge or schema (schemata theory). Other types of reading are not speech based writing systems‚ such as music notation or pictograms. The common link is the interpretation of symbols to extract the meaning from
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words‚ one of the best tips on improving reading is to think about how you read in your own language. Start by thinking about how you read different documents. How do you read the newspaper? How do you read novels? How do you read train schedules? and so on. Taking time to think about this will help give you clues on how to read in English - even if you don ’t understand every single word. Ask yourself this question: Do I read every word in your own language when I am reading a schedule‚ summary‚ or
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In the book Tangerine by Edward Bloor‚ a legally blind 7th grader named Paul Fisher‚ moves to Tangerine County‚ Florida and has to deal with many new situations. Paul had made some decisions that made a huge impact on his life as a middle schooler. Paul made the choice to defend himself against a soccer defender and stand up to his parents‚ neighbors‚ and even local officers. The first decision Paul made was to defend himself from a kid playing fullback from Palmetto Middle School
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terror‚ not knowing who or what the monster was. You then hear the laugh‚ the joy‚ of your brother. He was the predator‚ and you were the prey. He’s laughing at your fear. How could someone be so scary‚ creepy even? Well‚ Erik Fisher‚ from the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor‚ did a cruel act almost exact to this situation. Erik is so two-faced‚ so creepy‚ and so overly forceful‚
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Have you ever wondered how bullying can affect others? Maybe even in a book? In the book Tangerine‚ Edward Bloor‚ Erik is a real big target to talk about Bullying with. Eriks choices impacted Paul By making paul be known from erks bullying for a bad thing‚ making Paul think he is a failure‚ and having a strong inside from the bullying‚ yet a weak inside. Erik calling Paul names affected paul’s life in many ways. One of the main reasons that erik bullies Paul is to bring him down. After he does this
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Tangerine Essay In the book Tangerine‚ Paul‚ the main character‚ has a lot of problems to deal with. One of Paul’s problems has to do with his brother‚ Erik‚ who impacted Paul so much it changed the way Paul went through his daily life and thought about himself. Erik’s choices impacted Paul by making him think less of himself‚ affecting his eyesight‚ and making him angry at Erik. In the novel‚ Paul thinks less of himself because of Erik’s decision to spray paint in his eyes. In the text in Part
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According to Stephan R. Covey “while we are free to choose our actions‚ we are not free to choose our consequences of our actions.” Tangerine by: Edward Bloor was about this boy name Paul Fisher moving to Tangerine‚ Florida where he learned to face his fears about his brother Erik. The character in the story that had the biggest impact on Paul was Erik. First of all‚ Erik knocked out Tino‚ Erik and Arthur killed Luis‚ and finally he was the reason for Paul’s eye problems. First‚ Erik got into a
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be temporarily blind and have to wear a certain type of glasses for the rest of your life? In that case you have come to the right place because this book we read called tangerine has many ups and downs but is a phenomenal book. This book takes you on a journey throughout the life of a kid name paul’s life‚ but as it may seem‚ it is hard for him in this world for many reasons‚ but there’s one that stands out above the rest. Paul is temporarily blind
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Compare and Contrast Essay. In the novel Tangerine By Edward Bloor‚ we read about Paul a twelve-year-old boy who struggles with legal blindness‚ and he also feels neglected by his parents. Paul realizes that his older brother Erik is a cruel and a twisted child. Paul tries to get his parents to see his point of view‚ but has trouble getting the message to them. Paul and his brother Erik‚ though related have many differences‚ but also a few similarities that make them unique characters of interest
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Choices greatly influence the everyday lives of people. The choice‚ small or big‚ can greatly affect someone’s life negatively or positively. The most significant choice made by any character in Tangerine was made by Mom and Dad to turn a blind eye towards Erik’s bad actions. A result of this choice was making Erik think it’s okay to continue making bad choices. When the problem began with Erik spray painting Paul in the eyes‚ his parents ignored the situation. They took Paul to the hospital and
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