The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | 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.

Chapter 1 Abstract

* Dorothy Gale lives on a farm in Kansas.
* The farm life is colorless and gray.
* Dorothy lives with Aunt Em and Uncle Henry.
* Dorothy has a small dog named Toto.
* A cyclone bears down on the farm and Dorothy doesn't make it to the...
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