State of Fear 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.

Introduction Abstract

* Author summarizes a lawsuit promised by an environmental agency called NERF (National Environmental Resource Fund) and that organizations principle donator, George Morton, a billionaire who's cause is the environment.
* The suit threatens to hold the US, one of the biggest contributors of global warming, accountable for the evacuation of Vanutu, a...
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