Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History | 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.

The Beach: September 8, 1900 Abstract

* As the book begins, Isaac Monroe Cline is experiencing odd weather phenomena that awaken him on the night of September 7, 1900.
* Isaac is a man of the times, full of the optimism and arrogance that America felt in 1900.

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