Kira-Kira | 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.

Chapter 1 Abstract

* Katie ponders on her childhood with her sister Lynn with the help of the diary Lynn kept. She remembers Lynn teaching her the word Kira-kira, which means glittering in Japanese.
* A dog attacked Katie one night, and Lynn saved Katie by pulling the dog's tail. The dog then attacked...
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