Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.
Chapters 1-6 Abstract
* Two men named Benbow and Popeye stand at a stream in rural Mississippi.
* Benbow is a stranger in the area and is being prevented from continuing on his trip by Popeye.
* Eventually the two men begin to walk and reach an old plantation called Old Frenchman Place.
* Three men on the porch eye...
This section contains 1,792 words
(approx. 6 pages at 300 words per page)