Anne of Green Gables Lesson Plan

Anne of Green Gables was written by Lucy Maud Montgomery and first published in 1908 after many rejections. The novel tells the story of orphan Anne Shirley sent by mistake to siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. The Cuthberts had intended to adopt an orphan boy to help Matthew with the farmwork, but this feisty young girl arrived instead. In the end, the Cuthberts decide to keep the girl when they see how much they may be able to help her by offering her a real home. The novel narrates Anne’s escapades as she grows, following her navigating mistakes, learning lessons, bewitching many formidable adults, and onto Queen's College where she studies to become a teacher. At the end of the...