The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus | 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.

Section 1, Uncle Remus, His Songs and Stories, 1 through 11 Abstract

* The purpose of the book is not to write down stories for children although the plot line involves Uncle Remus telling tales to three generations of young boys.
* Harris is interested in recording phonetically the dialects of the various storytellers in...
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