The Illearth War 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, Chapter 1-6 Abstract

* Thomas Covenant is a successful author who develops leprosy. His wife left him because of the disease and he is bitter.
* Covenant is called to the "Land" where he is treated like a hero and can do magic because of his white gold wedding band.
* Covenant travels...
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