... textbooks as the rest of the class, but I"m sure we received more attention from our teacher. We worked a lot on phonics and spelling in that class. I did not excel in spelling. This probably helped with my slow reading ability. I really never had a desire to excel in school, I think I was preoccupied with other things. Since then I consider myself a pretty slow reader. I cannot read without speaking ... no point in reading because I would not learn the information anyway. I felt I comprehend material much better when I listen to a lecture and take notes. That is how I got through colle...

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• Grade Level: High School

... ; martyr like attitude toward the school's miseries is both helpful and displeasing to Jane; after massive typhus epidemic sweeps Lowood Helen dies of consumption. The epidemic also results in the departure of Mr. Brocklehurst by attracting attention to the insalubrious conditions at Lowood. Jane's life improves dramatically and she spends ... John Eyre, has died and left her a large fortune: 20,000 pounds. When Jane asks how he received this news, he shocks her by declaring that her uncle was also his uncle: Jane and the Rivers' are cousins. Jane immediately ... a degree of inspirati...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... is that when she was younger, she picked up the bible, was curious and wanted to learn more about it. This is what started her on her journey of becoming a more Christ-like Christian, becoming a better reader and a writer. "The first thing I remember is that the most fun thing to read was the bible, because my mother would narrate the bible in a different way ... the best soprano she could be. "I remember my mother would read me stories from the bible and read along with as she would teach how to pronounce and know the meaning of the readings. This helped me understand most of the readi...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School