The Fighting Ground | 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.

Pages 3 through 15 Abstract

* Jonathan dreams of going to war.
* His father has been wounded, so Jonathan is needed at home.
* The town bell chimes.

Pages 16 through 28 Abstract

* Jonathan's older brother went to war a year ago and has not been heard from since.
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