Excavation 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.

Prologue Abstract

* Francisco del Almagro is running through the jungle, trying to keep ahead of the Incan hunters that follow him
* He is dizzy from the blood letting that was done to him to prepare him for sacrifice
* Francisco runs through the jungle knowing he has only one chance for salvation...
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