Rule of the Bone | 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 1-2 Abstract

* Chappie is in summer school to avoid flunking the 8th grade. He and his friend Russ, who lives with some bikers, do pot.
* Chappie pawns off things around the house to pay for his pot addiction. He finds a briefcase in his mother's closet with coins in it....
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