Avalon | 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

* The novel is an epic story that traces the fates of Merewyn of Uther and Romieux de Provence.
* Their journey begins with a chance meeting on the way to Tre-Uther and continues through England, Iceland, Greenland and North America.
* The story follows the history of England's Viking raids,...
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