People of Darkness 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.

Chapters 1-4 Abstract

* Jim Chee has recently taken his exams to enter the FBI.
* Chee cannot decide if he wants to enter the white man's world (by joining the FBI) or staying in the Navajo world (and become a Navajo yataalii).
* Looking out the window of her lab, a bacteriologist sees an Indian...
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