Year of the Elephant: A Moroccan Woman's Journey Toward Independence, and Other Stories 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.

Introduction Abstract

* Introduction
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* Elizabeth Fernea provides the introduction.
* This book is the first book written by a woman in Arabic to be translated to English.
* The book deals with issues relating to Morocco's struggle for independence.
* Abu Zayd was born in 1950 to...
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