Intro to "The Secret Life of Bees"

Theme: Coming of Age
Which explanation corresponds with this theme?

• People never really recover from traumatic and life-changing events.

• It is more difficult to forgive yourself than to forgive somebody else.

• Children have no control over the type of adult they grow up to become. 

• Prejudice and racism are here to stay and there is nothing anyone can do about it. 

• A parent is the most important person in a child’s life.

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Theme: Guilt
Which explanation corresponds with this theme?

• People never really recover from traumatic and life-changing events.

• It is more difficult to forgive yourself than to forgive somebody else.

• Children have no control over the type of adult they grow up to become. 

• Prejudice and racism are here to stay and there is nothing anyone can do about it. 

• A parent is the most important person in a child’s life.

Theme: Racism and prejudice
Which explanation corresponds with this theme?

• People never really recover from traumatic and life-changing events.

• It is more difficult to forgive yourself than to forgive somebody else.

• Children have no control over the type of adult they grow up to become. 

• Prejudice and racism are here to stay and there is nothing anyone can do about it. 

• A parent is the most important person in a child’s life.

Theme: Forgiveness
Which explanation corresponds with this theme?

• People never really recover from traumatic and life-changing events.

• It is more difficult to forgive yourself than to forgive somebody else.

• Children have no control over the type of adult they grow up to become. 

• Prejudice and racism are here to stay and there is nothing anyone can do about it. 

• A parent is the most important person in a child’s life.

Theme: Relationships between parents and children
Which explanation corresponds with this theme?

• People never really recover from traumatic and life-changing events.

• It is more difficult to forgive yourself than to forgive somebody else.

• Children have no control over the type of adult they grow up to become. 

• Prejudice and racism are here to stay and there is nothing anyone can do about it. 

• A parent is the most important person in a child’s life.

Who wrote "The Secret Life of Bees"?

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

• Emily Jane Bronte

• Sue Monk Kidd

The Secret Life of Bees was set in ________________.

• Michigan during the War of 1812.

• South Carolina during the Civil Rights Movement.

• Washington D.C. during the Prohibition Movement.

• Tennessee during the Womens' Liberation Movement

"The Secret Life of Bees" has been made into a ________________.

• Video game

• Epic poem

• Comic book

• Very popular movie

Honey can be used for ...

• sweetening

• anti-inflammatory aid

• antioxidant supplement

• antibacterial agent

• all of these

Lily, the main character in "The Secret Life of Bees" was ___________ in the story.

• 20 turning 21

• 5 turning 6

• 13 turning 14

• 17 turning 18