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The chapter's most famous moment in eight short lines. Gilbert Blythe pulls Anne's red braid and whispers 'Carrots! Carrots!' to make her look at him; Anne, snapped out of her dreams, brings her slate down on his head and breaks it. Eight Tier 2 words gather here (BRAID, MEAN, ANGRY, TEARS, DARE, SLATE, HEAD, AISLE), and the passage shows what happens when teasing meets a feeling Anne is most tender about — her hair.
Gilbert reached across the aisle, picked up the end of Anne’s long red braid, held it out at arm’s length and said in a piercing whisper: “Carrots! Carrots!” Then Anne looked at him with a vengeance...
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell what happens at school in three parts: first, what Gilbert Blythe does to make Anne look at him; second, what Anne does with her slate; third, what Mr. Phillips writes on the blackboard above Anne's head.
Discussion Questions
- Anne is more upset than usual when Gilbert calls her 'Carrots.' What in the story shows you that Anne is very tender about her red hair?
- Gilbert says 'It was my fault, Mr. Phillips. I teased her,' but Mr. Phillips still punishes only Anne. What in the story shows you that Mr. Phillips is not being fair?
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Item 1
a length of hair woven together in three strands
Item 2
unkind; treating others badly on purpose
Item 3
feeling strong displeasure or upset
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