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About This Passage
A picture-painting sentence about the Shore Road. It teaches young writers to notice many things at once — cliffs, rocks, sandy coves, pebbles, the ocean, the sea, the blue water, and the gulls overhead — all in one careful sentence with a semicolon to practice.
Down at the base of the cliffs were heaps of surf-worn rocks or little sandy coves inlaid with pebbles as with ocean jewels; beyond lay the sea, shimmering and blue, and over it soared the gulls, thei...
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell the story of Anne and Marilla's drive in your own words, from the wild rose to the sea and the gulls.
Discussion Questions
- Anne says she has decided to enjoy this drive. What in the story shows you that she keeps her promise to herself?
- Anne tells Marilla about her mother and father, and about Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Hammond. What makes you think Anne's life has been hard?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
Tall, steep walls of rock by the sea.
Item 2
Hard, heavy stones, big or small.
Item 3
Covered with tiny grains of stone, like a beach.
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