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Marilla's apology after she finds the brooch caught in her lace shawl — the chapter's healing moment, where the older woman admits she was wrong and asks the child for forgiveness. Eight Tier 2 words gather here (WRONG, STORY, CONFESS, DROVE, FORGIVE, START, PICNIC, READY), and copying the lines slowly lets a young writer feel how grown-ups, too, can say sorry.
But I was wrong—I see that now. I shouldn’t have doubted your word when I’d never known you to tell a story. Of course, it wasn’t right for you to confess to a thing you hadn’t done—it was very wrong ...
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell what happens in Chapter 14 from the moment Marilla cannot find her amethyst brooch until Anne comes home from the picnic and tells her about the sublime ice-cream and the Lake of Shining Waters.
Discussion Questions
- Anne tells Marilla a long made-up story about dropping the brooch in the Lake of Shining Waters. What in the story shows you why Anne made up the confession even though it was not true?
- When Marilla finds the brooch caught in her lace shawl, she says, 'I was wrong.' What in the story shows you that Marilla is truly sorry for not believing Anne?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
not correct or not right
Item 2
a tale that may be made up or true
Item 3
to admit something openly, especially a wrong action
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