Thirteen Reasons Why 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

* Clay Jensen is introduced as the novel's narrator.
* Clay is at the post office mailing a package to a girl named Jenny.
* Jenny is the next person on a list created by Hannah.
* The list gives names of people who are to receive tapes made by Hannah. (read more)