We concluded our study of the novel today .On the board, I traced our class discussion detailing how the novel travels from the imaginative to the realistic as it ends with Matthew's death and with Anne 's having to sacrifice her ambition of attending college in order to save Green Gables . Sofia insightfully discussed the novel noting how at the beginning of the novel it is Marilla who must care for Anne, but by the end, with Mairlla's health failing and Matthew's death, it is Anne who cares for Mariila. We noted how Anne's physical maturation mirrors her emotional development . Sofia then studied the text and located strong examples of foreshadowing as well as segments illustrative of one of the novel's themes- Anne's ability to change others so as to enable them to share their emotional life. Sofia annotated her book to note both literary and thematic elements. We then reviewed all of Sofia's homework study guide answers which were complete, and thoughtful. Toward the end of the session ,in order to prepare for Monday's final test on the novel, we looked at some of the sections of the study guide material from the earlier chapters. HW-study for Monday's test on the novel.