"Secret Life of Bees" Pre-reading Activity

"Secret Life of Bees" is the next novel we will be reading in class. Below you will find several questions and various articles to look at in order to prepare for reading the book. You will have two options:

Option A-
1. Click on this: "Secret Life of Bees" Google Doc. You will need to be logged into your SLP Google account to access it.
2. Make a copy of this document and resave it with your name in the title. Example: Lil Zumberge "Secret Life of Bees"
3.  Share it with me, Ms. Z.
4.  Answer the questions on that page.

Option B-
1. Create a Google Doc called: Your Name "Secret Life of Bees". Example: Lil Zumberge "Secret Life of Bees"
2.  Share the doc with me, Ms. Z
3.  Answer the questions below on that doc.

In either case, you will be reading several articles, watching a few videos and answering the related questions.

The author, Sue Monk Kidd
Article: Sue Monk Kidd

Questions:
1.  Where was Monk Kidd born?
2.  What types of books did she write before she wrote fiction?
3.  What was the response to “Secret Life of Bees” when it first came out?


South Carolina
Article: South Carolina

4.  Where is South Carolina located?
5.  Look in the section titled “Economy”, what are the primary agricultural outputs of South Carolina?
6.  Look in the section titled “Civil War”, what happened on December 20th, 1860? Why?
7.  What are the most important parts of the second paragraph in the “Civil War” section? Be sure to include at least 3.
8.  What is the climate in South Carolina?


Civil Rights Act of 1964
Article: Civil Rights Act of 1964

9.  “Secret Life of Bees” takes place in 1964. What was the primary purpose of the Civil Rights Act passed that year?
10.  What was the point of Title I of the Act?
11.  Summarize Titles II, III and IV:
12.  Watch this video: History Channel, Civil Rights 1964.  

A.  What lead up to the passing of this Act?

B.  What was the reaction to its passing?

C.  Choose from one of the other 6 related videos. Give the title and the main idea of the clip. Be sure to include 2 supporting details. THE CLIP YOU CHOOSE SHOULD NOT BE MORE THAN 5 MINS LONG!

Bees
Video: History of Bees, part 1
13.  Where do Honeybees live?
14.  Who keeps out the bees from other hives?
15.  What are pharamones? How do they use them?
16.  What’s different about the queen bee?
17.  What do bees eat?