Running in the Family 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, Asian Rumours Abstract

* One winter night near Lake Ontario, Michael awoke at a friend's house.
* He had been dreaming of returning to his home in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
* First, he planned the journey in his mind; then he two months later, he planned an actual trip.
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