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bored1159
bored1159
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High School - 9th Grade

I need help summarizing "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor.
It needs to be about 1-1 1/2 pages.

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Posted by bored1159 on Monday August 25, 2008 at 6:36 PM and tagged with main characters, main events, summary, tangerine.

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  1. bmadnick Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    When I ask students to summarize the plot of a novel, I tell them to list the most important events in the order they happened. I usually give them the first couple of events, and then the last event.  I have them fill in between the beginning events and the final event.

    The first major event is that Paul and his family move to Florida from Houston, requiring Paul, who is legally blind, to try and adjust to new surroundings, a new school, and new people. Introduce the remaining members of the family, giving only the most important information about them, especially Paul's brother, Erik, who mistreats him.  Focus on what life is like for Paul until he transfers to Tangerine Middle School, explaining how Tangerine is different from everywhere else. It should be easy from that point to describe the events leading up to Paul attending the Catholic school and attempting to create some kind of relationship with his dad.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/tangerine-salem

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    Posted by bmadnick on Monday August 25, 2008 at 7:01 PM

  2. elaineratner
    elaineratner Teacher
    Community / Jr. College

    what is the important meeting that the fishers hold in their home in the novel Tangerinr by edward Bloor

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    Posted by elaineratner on Sunday March 22, 2009 at 11:13 AM

  3. hahohahohaho
    hahohahohaho Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    Try looking at this summary on his website:

    http://www.bookrags.com/essay-2005/10/11/04943/248

    It really helps.

    Sources:
    http://www.bookrags.com/essay-2005/10/11/04943/248

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    Posted by hahohahohaho on Wednesday April 1, 2009 at 8:19 PM

  4. jessybear
    jessybear Student
    High School - 10th Grade

    its all about a boy named Paul who doesn't get enough attention from his parents and they just pay attion to his brother Erik  and his brother Erik is just a bully he's a trouble maker and he doesn't pick the right friends neither does Paul His mother just talks to hear here her self and their dad is just a football fan of Eriks but its tragic what happen to Mike very sad i think joey is stupid he is a con a conartis he coned Paul

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    Posted by jessybear on Thursday December 10, 2009 at 5:12 AM