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TUMBLETA | GRADE 4 ELA | REGIONAL STANDARDS EDITION
Connecticut
Connecticut Core Standards — English Language Arts/Literacy
LESSON
How Anne Becomes Family
Anne of Green Gables
TEACHES
RL.4.3
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
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How Anne Becomes Family
Anne of Green Gables
20 minutes
OBJECTIVE
Trace Anne's change from unexpected arrival to family member using early and later evidence.
STUDENT PRODUCT
A before/after character-and-relationship explanation supported by two moments.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How does Anne's place at Green Gables change from the beginning to later in the story?
TEXT FOCUS
The movement from mistaken arrival to reciprocal family commitment.
LESSON SEQUENCE
- 1.Beginning | 3 min Record one detail showing Anne's uncertain place when she arrives.
- 2.Later | 5 min Record one detail showing that she is treated or acts as family.
- 3.Compare | 4 min Name what changed in the relationship.
- 4.Explain | 6 min Write how the later evidence develops the earlier situation.
- 5.Check | 2 min Use one early and one later detail.
TEACHER KEY / EXPECTED THINKING
Anne begins as an unexpected child whose future at Green Gables is uncertain and becomes family through repeated care, responsibility, and mutual commitment.
LOOK FOR
- Uses evidence from two different points in the story.
- Names a clear change.
- Explains how later evidence develops the relationship.
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