The Secret Life of Bees Novel Guide Book

South Carolina, 1964: Lily Owens runs away and finds a new family among three beekeeping sisters.

Teach The Secret Life of Bees with a complete guide.

This Novel Guide™ helps students understand Sue Monk Kidd's literary techniques, from symbolism to coming-of-age structure, while exploring family, belonging, and the Civil Rights era, and building reading comprehension, critical thinking, and analytical skills.

Novel Guide Includes:

• CCSS alignment
• Prereading activities
• Vocabulary exercises
• Background information
• Chapter summaries
• Discussion questions
• Literary devices lessons and activities
• Reflective, expository, and analytical writing
• Character and plot analysis activities
• Whole novel project assignments
• Depth of Knowledge end of novel writing prompts
• Grading rubrics
• Final test

Bonus: Differentiated activities designed for struggling readers, PLUS extra activities for each chapter, including selected activities for accelerated learners.

Every hive needs its queen.

About the Author

Lyndsay Knowles is a writer and educator who lives in North Carolina with her husband and son. She has taught at both the high school and college levels and is currently teaching online composition courses and working as a freelance curriculum developer. Lyndsay earned a bachelor's degree in English and master's degree in the Art of Teaching from Coastal Carolina University, and a master's degree in English from Simmons College.

Print Book (4S2836): Spiral-bound, 8 x 11 inches, 105 pages plus bonus activities, reproducible.
Book Download (4S2836DL): PDF, 105 pages plus bonus activities, reproducible. We recommend Foxit PDF for viewing or editing PDFs.
Middle school, high school. ©2018.