The Secret Life of Bees Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 - 2008)

The Secret Life of Bees Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 - 2008) challenges students during this emotional, hard-hitting movie based on Sue MK’s 2001 novel. Analyze the choices Lily makes during her coming of age adventure and ask students to compare her life to theirs. Explore the concepts of civil rights, May’s wailing wall, the power of a lie and how the title of the movie relates to its theme.

This resource consists of 11 high-level, short answer and essay questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information.

This product .zip file includes:

• A student movie guide, PDF print version (4 pages)
• A student movie guide, PDF digital fillable form version (4 pages)
  *An answer key is included with this movie guide, however many answers will vary as students are encouraged to construct their own meaning from the characters’ dialogue and behavior. See the preview for samples.
  *A Google Forms Version of the Movie Guide
  *CCSS alignment indicating standards met, PDF (1 page - see also preview image)
  **CCSS Note: I’ve taken the liberty of aligning certain reading standards with the act of consuming content via the movie instead. Although students aren’t reading they are asked to perform the same cognitive functions on the content that they consumed from the movie.