Each week, students will be expected to read 3-4 chapters out of the book prior to class. With the exception of our first class, where we will do introductions, we will start each class with students sharing their story based on the reading and theme from the previous week.  Students will discuss whether they feel like the changed elements did or did not change the overall storyline. Students should expect to spend 20-25 minutes doing this at the beginning of each class. 

We will then discuss the reading for the week. Students should be ready to discuss what happened in that week’s reading as well as how that week’s theme applies to the reading. For example, in our first week, we will be talking about how the fact that Anne was a girl shaped the early part of the story. We will spend roughly 20-25 minutes talking about what the students have read and the theme each class.

For the final portion of the class, we will talk about their assignment for the upcoming week, discussing what elements the students need to change in the story. For example, the first week, students will rewrite the story with Anne as a boy instead of a girl. During this time, students will be able to ask any questions they may have about the upcoming week’s writing assignment. 
Students will be expected to complete their own rewrites of the story between classes based on that week’s theme. For these writing assignments, students are welcome to rewrite as much as the whole 3-4 chapters that we read the previous week or as little as a scene. 

Week One: Chapters 1-3
This week, we will be discussing how Anne being a girl shaped the course of the story. We will talk about how the story may have been different if the main character had been a boy instead. The students’ homework will be to use inspiration from at least a portion of these chapters to write the story as though the main character was a boy. 

Week Two: Chapters 4-7
We will talk about the rural or country setting of the story and how that is an important element of the story. For the upcoming week, students will have the chance to rewrite this portion, placing the characters in a city setting or in an even more remote location instead of in this country setting. 

Week Three: Chapters 8-10
We will be discussing some of the personality characteristics of the characters with an emphasis on Mrs. Rachel Lynde and Anne. We will talk about how their first meeting may have gone differently if they hadn’t had such outspoken personalities. For the next class, students will rewrite the story with at least one character having very different personality characteristics. 

Week Four: Chapters 11-14
We will talk about how Anne was an orphan who hadn’t grown up with a typical childhood. There were some things that she hadn’t experienced, such as church, society’s proper manners, expectations, friends, and picnics. For the next class, students should rewrite this part of the story based on Anne having experienced these things prior. They should think about how she would be different if these were not new experiences. 

Week Five: Chapters 15-18
These chapters have two main catastrophes. First, Anne smacks Gilbert on the head with her slate. Then she unintentionally gets Dianna drunk. We will talk about these two incidents and about how Anne seems to get into trouble. For the students’ written assignment, they should create an Anne who’s well-behaved and doesn’t get herself into trouble. 

Week Six: Chapters 19-22
We will talk about how characters communicate as well as other elements that shape the lives of the characters during this time period, the early 1900s. For their writing assignment, students will write this part of the story as though it took place during a different time period. If placing the story in a later time period, cell phones, cars, and other modern conveniences might be considered. If placing the story in an earlier time period, students may have to do some research to discover technology and customs common to that time period. 

Week Seven: Chapters 23-26
In this class, we will discuss the genre of the story. How would students label this? Is it a coming-of-age story? Is it a romance? We will discuss elements of these different genres that students may see in the story. For the written assignment, students should rewrite at least a portion of this story as another genre. Some examples might be tragedy, mystery, suspense, fantasy, or science fiction.

Week Eight: Chapters 27-30
We will talk about how the book is written in third-person. We will talk about what this allowed us to see and what it didn’t allow us to see. For their creative writing homework, students should rewrite at least a portion of these chapters in first person as though they are Anne (or another major character, if they prefer).  

Week Nine: Chapters 31-34
We will talk about how Anne has evolved over the course of the book. We will talk about if the students think that this has to do more with her getting older and more mature or just with her changing throughout the course of the book. For the final writing assignment, students should make Anne either older or younger than she was in these chapters. They will be encouraged to make the age difference significant (at least 10 years). 

Week Ten: Chapters 35-38
For our final lesson, we will talk about the book as a whole with an emphasis on the final four chapters of the book. We will talk about the things that students liked and the things that they didn’t like about the book. If there’s enough time, we will talk about some of the things that the students would change and/or how they think this book would be different if it were written today instead of over 100 years ago.