View a FREE sample

Lesson 1 (from Chapter 1 | Chapter 2)

Objective

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2

In the first two chapters Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert decide to adopt a boy to help with the chores. Shy Matthew arrives at the

station and finds not a boy but a little girl waiting for him. The objective of this lesson is to show the effect a precocious, imaginative

little girl has on a shy 60-year old man and how the author's writing style aids in getting this point across.

Lesson

1) Class discussion: Have the class discuss what attributes Anne displays on her trip to Green Gables that touch Matthew's heart.

Would the students in the class have been as charmed by Anne as Matthew was? If not, why? Have any of the students ever given

unusual or romantic names to places as Anne does when she calls Barry's pond "The Lake of Shining Waters"? Are the students

able to feel the wonder...

(read more Daily Lessons)

This section contains 9,229 words (approx. 31 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample