Jumping the Nail 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.

One Abstract

* Dru has just graduated from high school in California and thinks how expensive the houses are as she walks her dog.
* Her mother, a real estate agent, regrets having not bought a house as they could have made a lot of money.
* Dru passes her boyfriend Mike's house and...
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