Reviving Ophelia | 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, Saplings in the Storm Abstract

* Dr. Pipher opens by relating the story of Polly who was happy as a young child to be a tomboy, but becomes confused and withdrawn as she reaches adolescence
* She believes that girls in childhood are androgynous, which is a good quality and leads to...
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