Our Fathers | 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.

Part 1, Chapter 1 Abstract

* Six-year-old Jamie Bawn is leaving a seaside English town on a train with his parents.
* Jamie and his parents are returning to their native home of Scotland, a place where his rebellious father, Robert, stormed away from years ago in a drunken fury.
* Jamie is especially...
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