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Anne describes her instinctive way of praying: not kneeling indoors but standing in a field or wood, gazing 'up—up—up' into endless blue until she can 'just feel a prayer.' Copying it lets students study how the repeated 'up' and the long, opening sentence enact the soaring, boundless feeling Anne is reaching for.
I’d go out into a great big field all alone or into the deep, deep woods, and I’d look up into the sky—up—up—up—into that lovely blue sky that looks as if there was no end to its blueness. And then I’...
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Narration Prompt
Retell the chapter as a sequence: Marilla's rule about prayers, Anne's talk of God and her red hair, her wish to pray outdoors, the prayer she improvises, and Marilla's words to Matthew.
Discussion Questions
- Anne explains she has 'never' said prayers, partly because she was too tired and partly because she 'never cared about' God after being told He made her hair red on purpose. What do these reasons reveal about the life Anne has lived, and why? Use details from the chapter.
- Anne loves the catechism words 'infinite, eternal and unchangeable,' saying they roll 'like a big organ playing.' What does her response to those words reveal about the way she meets language and big ideas, and why? Use details from the chapter.
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
Gently warned or scolded.
Item 2
Freed from worry or fear.
Item 3
A set of questions and answers teaching religion.
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