Rebellion | 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.

Prologue and Chapter One Abstract

* One of the main characters of the novel, Serena MacGregor is introduced as a eight year old girl living in Glenroe.
* Serena fears for her mother when English Dragoons enter their home looking for her father.
* Though Serena tries to defend her mother, she fails and...
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