The Beginning of Spring | 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 story opens in 1913 with Nellie Reid leaving her husband Frank in Moscow, the resolution of this situation being the main thread of the story.
* Nellie has taken their three children, Dolly, Ben, and Annushka along with her by railroad, presumably with the intention of returning to Great Britain. (read more)