A Day No Pigs Would Die | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

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.

Chapter 1 Abstract

* Robert angrily leaves school when a classmate teases him about his plain clothes.
* Robert wanders the countryside and happens upon a cow having difficulty delivering a calf.
* Robert attempts to help the cow by removing his pants to tie around the calf's head to help pull it out. (read more)