Deep Six 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.

Prelude, The San Marino Abstract

* The prelude introduces two important elements to the story, including Arta and the ship the San Marino.
* Arta is a woman who falls prey to temptation when she finds a passport with a similar looking and aged woman as her within.
* Arta studies the passport and...
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