The Importance of Seeing in Tangerine: Part One

Explore the difference between vision and perception and how words related to sight convey different meanings and reveal information about characters in the first chapter of Edward Bloor's novel Tangerine.

This interactive tutorial is part 1 of 2. Click HERE to launch Part Two.

In Part Two, you'll continue to examine references to sight in the first chapter of Tangerine. You'll examine how these references convey different meanings and reveal information about characters.
Resource ID#: 191180 Type: Original Student Tutorial
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Subject(s): English Language Arts, English Language Arts (B.E.S.T. - Effective starting 2021-2022)
Grade Level(s): 8
Intended Audience: Students
Instructional Time: 25 Minute(s)
Keywords: English Language Arts, English, Language Arts, Tangerine, Edward Bloor, fiction, young adult novel, YA novel, word choice, characterization, vision versus perception, perceptiveness, words related to sight, vision versus perceptiveness, e learning, e-learning, interactive, perception, sight, vision, perceptiveness, tutorials, perception, seeing, impact of word choice, impact of word choice on meaning, literature, vocabulary
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12

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