The Bee Tree

What can the reader conclude about Grandpa?

• Wants to teach Mary Ellen how to calm down bees when getting their honey.

• Grandpa wants to teach Mary Ellen a valuable lesson that you can have adventures when reading books.

• When going on adventure it's more fun to do it with a group.

• He wants to teach Mary Ellen that books have great sweetness

What can the reader conclude about Mary Ellen?

• She is bored when reading books.

• She loves her grandpa

• She wants to learn more about the bee tree.

• Mary Ellen doesn’t realize/understand that when you read a book that it can take you on an adventure.

What inference/conclusion can be drawn about the grandpa's motivation?

(Why does Grandpa (the character) want he and Mary Ellen to follow the bees? (character action)? (what happens at the end of the story?)

• Grandpa wanted this to be part of a lesson that he was wanting to teach Mary Ellen. That books can bring about great adventures just as they had when running after the bees to the bee tree.

• Grandpa wanted Mary Ellen to make new friends.

• Grandpa wanted to teach Mary Ellen a lesson about bees and how they make honey from pollen.

• Grandpa wanted Mary Ellen to be adventures and take risks.

How do the character’s actions contribute to the plot?

How does Mary Ellen's not wanting to read her book anymore contribute to the plot of the story?

• If Mary Ellen didn't read her book she would have gone outside and played.

• Mary Ellen loved to read books that took her on different adventures.

• Without her not wanting to read, Mary Ellen and Grandpa wouldn't have gone on an adventure to find a the bee tree.

• When at Grandpa's Mary Ellen knew that there was gong to be an adventure around the corne.

Why is Grandpa and Mary Ellen running after the bees important to the story?

• Grandpa wanted Mary Ellen and he to get some exercise while she was with him.

• Grandpa compares the bee adventure that they went on to adventures that you can go on when reading a book.

• To get natural honey from the bees and not from the store.

• So Mary Ellen will have a story to pass down to her children.

How do the prefixes/suffixes help determine word meaning?

In paragraph 1 on page 6 the word EXCITEDLY (word with prefix or suffix) means-

• To do something without excitement.

• To be less excited.

• To something with excitement.

• To be without excitement.

How does the context help determine the word meaning?

What is the meaning of COMMOTION (the word) in paragraph 1 on page 10 #)?

• A quiet group walking past.

• A loud noise made by a group of people.

• A way to cause attention to something.

• A loud crowd is like a swarm of bees.

How do synonyms and antonyms help determine word meaning?

Which word is a synonym of COMMOTION (the word) in paragraph 1 on page 10?

• calm

• quiet

• uproar

• order

How do synonyms and antonyms help determine word meaning?

Which word is a antonym of COMMOTION (the word) in paragraph 1 on page 10?

• rukus

• disturbance

• order

• loud

What is the author’s intended theme/lesson/message?

What is the main theme of the story?

Which sentence best expresses the theme of the story?

• Never judge a book by it's cover.

• Grandparents are as sweet as honey when you go to visit them .

• When reading a book it can bring things such as...adventure, knowledge and wisdom. But these things do not come easily. You have to pursue them.

• With hardword and determination one can achieve their goal.