A 12-page teacher's guide to Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees provides the discussion questions and activities that lead readers to understand not only Lily's fears, but her reasons behind them.

Concepts

reading comprehension, the civil rights act of 1964, the civil rights movement, the 1960s

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the lesson as a cross-curricular activity between language arts and social studies
• Ask learners to analyze the differences between the book and the film after viewing it in class

Classroom Considerations

• The guide includes a synopsis of the novel, biographical about the author, and a historical overview of the Civil Rights Movement and the summer of 1964
• Images in the guide are drawn from the film

Pros

• Vocabulary, writing prompts, and discussion topics are suggested for each chapter
• The packet also includes after reading activities and suggestions for using the film adaptation in the classroom

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.11-12.1 SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a