Study guide: Time of the Swallows

The guide is user-friendly and practical to support the teaching process of the novel as literary work in the classroom. The guide has been broken down into sections of two to three chapters. These are merely a reading guide as you will set your own pace in class. Each section has a plot summary and some guidelines on words that may need explanation, figures of speech, themes and character development. Each chapter has questions picking up some of the important points in the chapter. These do not require a written response but can be used to facilitate discussion. Each section also has a speaking or writing activity. Choose the ones that most suit your class. Students should not be expected to complete all of these tasks. At the end of the guide, there are answers to the chapter questions. You will also find two contextual questions with answers and two longer questions.