Anne of the Island | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Avonlea - This is the location or town of Anne's home.

Haunted Wood - This place is apparently full of trees and wonderful smelling ferns.

Green Gables - This is the location of Anne and Marilla's home. The house, some of the surrounding land, and the orchard all have this name.

Green Gables Orchard - This place is full of apple trees and thistledown and close enough to the sea to hear it in the distance.

Brook Valley - This place contains numerous flowers and a lake.

Lake of Shining Waters -...
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