Speaker for the Dead 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 Abstract

* The planet of Lusitania is discovered.
* Shortly afterwards the Catholic-Portuguese colonists settle on Lusitania.

Chapter 1, Pipo, Abstract

* The Catholic Portuguese colonists discover a new alien race they call the piggies.
* The piggies are seen an opportunity for redemption and the Starways Congress order the race to...
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