Learning Agenda for January 23 and 25, 2013 Ms. Hines and Ms. Dalton Advanced Content ELA-7 Periods 5 and 6

Get Ready (7-10 minutes) 1.Enter class quietly. 2.Place the following items on your desk: 3.Place your backpacks under your desk 4.Students that have not presented will present at the end of class today. 5.Complete “Anticipation Guide for The Secret Life of Bees” 6.When you finish the anticipation guide, place a copy of novel on your desk. ***Remain quiet and prepare for learning.***

Anticipation Guide for The Secret Life of Bees

Anticipation Guide Expectations Now that you have read the following statements and decided whether you agree or disagree, let’s discuss each statement. Remember, there is no right or wrong answers, and if you are selected you will have to defend your responses.

Anticipation Guide Question #1 In general, people are treated equally/fairly… Do you agree or disagree?

Anticipation Guide Question #2 People are never cruel to the ones they love. Do you agree or disagree?

Anticipation Guide Question #3 Parents should never lie to their children. Do you agree or disagree?

Anticipation Guide Question #4 People should always stand up for themselves. Do you agree or disagree?

Anticipation Guide Question #5 It is never okay to steal. Do you agree or disagree?

Anticipation Guide Question #6 A child will never get over losing his/her mother. Do you agree or disagree?

Anticipation Guide Question #7 If a child has an abusive parent; s/he should run away from home. Do you agree or disagree?

Anticipation Guide Question #8 Some races are not able to fully understand racism. Do you agree or disagree?

Anticipation Guide Question #9 Grief is something that you can turn on and off. Do you agree or disagree?

Anticipation Guide Question #10 Until you know your history, you can never really know who you are. Do you agree or disagree?

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

Description Living on a peach farm in South Carolina with her harsh, unyielding father, Lily Owens has shaped her entire life around one devastating, blurred memory--the afternoon her mother was killed, when Lily was four. Since then, her only real companion has been the fierce-hearted, and sometimes just fierce, black woman Rosaleen, who acts as her "stand-in mother."

Description, cont. When Rosaleen insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily knows it's time to spring them both free. They take off in the only direction Lily can think of, toward a town called Tiburon, South Carolina--a name she found on the back of a picture amid the few possessions left by her mother.

Description, cont. There they are taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters named May, June, and August. Lily thinks of them as the calendar sisters and enters their mesmerizing secret world of bees and honey, and of the Black Madonna who presides over this household of strong, wise women. Maternal loss and betrayal, guilt and forgiveness entwine in a story that leads Lily to the single thing her heart longs for most.

Description, cont. The Secret Life of Bees has a rare wisdom about life--about mothers and daughters and the women in our lives who become our true mothers. A remarkable story about the divine power of women and the transforming power of love, this is a stunning debut whose rich, assured, irresistible voice gathers us up and doesn't let go, not for a moment.

Connecting with the Novel

The South List 5 to 10 things you know about the American South. Next, share your list with your tablemates and see how many items you have in common. What is at least one new thing you learned about the South from a tablemate?

Bees List 5 to 10 things you know about bees. Next, share your list with your tablemates and see how many items you have in common. What is at least one new thing you learned about bees from a tablemate?

Role Models, Mentors, and Parent Figures Who is the most influential adult in your life? What makes that person so important to you? What character traits does that person embody that makes him or her so significant and special? If you are comfortable, share your thoughts with your tablemates OR everyone share what traits make a person a role model or mentor.

Read Chapter One –Complete Reading Guide and Vocabulary January 25, 2013 Today we will analyze how particular elements of The Secret Life of Bees, an extended text, interact over the course of the text. 7.RL.3