Airframe 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.

Monday Abstract

* Casey Singleton, Quality Assurance Executive at Norton Aircraft is introduced.
* Flight 545 from Hong Kong to Denver is investigated for a troubled flight.
* The troubled flight resulted in 3 deaths and 56 injuries.

Tuesday Abstract

* Casey and her team learn they have one week to determine the...
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