Analysis Of The Secret Life Of Bees By Sue Monk Kidd
Introduction
This unit offers participants a variety of cross-curricular activities in order to share their reflections and extend their knowledge of material from the book, The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd. Written reflections are part of each activity and all activities incorporate technology in the research and in the presentation of the final project. Participants will use blogs as a way to share ideas and responses to discussion questions. The students will delve deeper into the issue of racism, explore art as a form of communication or investigate the issues surrounding bees and beekeeping. Shared Discussion Inquiry and the choice to work in pairs or groups promote cooperative efforts in all activities. Activity List Classroom …show more content…
3. Culminating activity – Students choose from a Tic Tac Toe of choices. 2 weeks out of class work, 1 week in class work. a. Students will build background by visiting Internet sites about the voting Rights Act and racial inequality in the South in the 1960s. b. Students will view a video- NOVA Tales From the Hive to gain a beginning understanding of bees and beekeeping. c. Students will critically read the novel, understand vocabulary and explore the issues in the book, through Shared Inquiry Discussion techniques. Discussion questions and vocabulary are included. d. Students will choose one or more activities from the Tic Tac Toe Activity Guide to extend their learning and make further connections to the novel. The unit will conclude with a “Celebration of Learning” to showcase student projects. Before you read Before reading The Secret Life of Bees, students will visit relevant websites in order to build background that will facilitate comprehension of the text and enrich their responses to the discussion questions. Read the Novel Students will critically read and comprehend The Secret Life of Bees through Shared Inquiry …show more content…
Ask for responses to these three questions and record on the board. What is the purpose of a blog? What does a good blog entry contain? What are some good rules for participating in a blog? Explain to the class that they are going to create a blog for the novel, “The Secret Life of Bees” and that they will be posting their thoughts and discussing the book in the classroom blog.
Activities
1. With the anticipatory activity, create a list of possible rules/norms for posting on a blog. Suggested rules are included. 2. Using the free website listed above (or any other free service), create a private blog for the classes that are participating in this unit.
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3. Create the blog with the entire class, through the use of an LCD projector and teach the procedure fore posting to the blog. The website will take you through the process, step by step. 4. Use the LCD projector to include additional classes in instruction on using the blog. 5. Decide the level of participation of each group. Will each group select one question from each chapter to post their responses to; or will the teacher select questions for posting and require students to post a minimum number of responses, either to the questions or to the responses of others? 6. Have
This unit offers participants a variety of cross-curricular activities in order to share their reflections and extend their knowledge of material from the book, The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd. Written reflections are part of each activity and all activities incorporate technology in the research and in the presentation of the final project. Participants will use blogs as a way to share ideas and responses to discussion questions. The students will delve deeper into the issue of racism, explore art as a form of communication or investigate the issues surrounding bees and beekeeping. Shared Discussion Inquiry and the choice to work in pairs or groups promote cooperative efforts in all activities. Activity List Classroom …show more content…
3. Culminating activity – Students choose from a Tic Tac Toe of choices. 2 weeks out of class work, 1 week in class work. a. Students will build background by visiting Internet sites about the voting Rights Act and racial inequality in the South in the 1960s. b. Students will view a video- NOVA Tales From the Hive to gain a beginning understanding of bees and beekeeping. c. Students will critically read the novel, understand vocabulary and explore the issues in the book, through Shared Inquiry Discussion techniques. Discussion questions and vocabulary are included. d. Students will choose one or more activities from the Tic Tac Toe Activity Guide to extend their learning and make further connections to the novel. The unit will conclude with a “Celebration of Learning” to showcase student projects. Before you read Before reading The Secret Life of Bees, students will visit relevant websites in order to build background that will facilitate comprehension of the text and enrich their responses to the discussion questions. Read the Novel Students will critically read and comprehend The Secret Life of Bees through Shared Inquiry …show more content…
Ask for responses to these three questions and record on the board. What is the purpose of a blog? What does a good blog entry contain? What are some good rules for participating in a blog? Explain to the class that they are going to create a blog for the novel, “The Secret Life of Bees” and that they will be posting their thoughts and discussing the book in the classroom blog.
Activities
1. With the anticipatory activity, create a list of possible rules/norms for posting on a blog. Suggested rules are included. 2. Using the free website listed above (or any other free service), create a private blog for the classes that are participating in this unit.
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3. Create the blog with the entire class, through the use of an LCD projector and teach the procedure fore posting to the blog. The website will take you through the process, step by step. 4. Use the LCD projector to include additional classes in instruction on using the blog. 5. Decide the level of participation of each group. Will each group select one question from each chapter to post their responses to; or will the teacher select questions for posting and require students to post a minimum number of responses, either to the questions or to the responses of others? 6. Have