Winterdance | 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.

Prelude Abstract

* Gary is in Alaska three months before the start of his second Iditarod race.
* When Gary misses the signs of an approaching storm, the lead sled dog is swept sideways, and Gary is ripped from the sled and is blown down the mountain.
* Gary reunites with the dogs...
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