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A vocabulary word list for The Secret Life of Bees is arranged by chapter. Please also see discussion ideas for The Secret Life of Bees:
The Secret Life of Bees: Chapter One pp. 1-33: presumptuous, orneriness, cowlick, oblivious, perimeter, parsonage
Chapter Two pp. 34-56: sprig, lattice work, blaspheme, kudzu, ponder
Chapter Three pp. 57-66: salvation, consternation
Chapter Four pp. 67-81: organdy, pomade, trough
Chapter Five pp. 82-101: ambrosia, righteous, indignation, denomination, immunity, deflated
Chapter Six pp. 102-114: jilted, ingenious
Chapter Seven pp. 115-135: intrusion
Chapter Eight pp. 136-164: high-caliber, stethoscope, gizzard, okra
Chapter Nine pp. 165-188: berserk, inferno, catcall
Chapter Ten pp. 189-213: catacombs, contemplate
Chapter Eleven pp. 214-231: cicada
Chapter Twelve pp. 232-256
Chapter Thirteen pp. 257-276
Chapter Fourteen pp. 277-: bona fide, exertion, apprentice


Discussion ideas: The Secret Life of Bees:
1. Discuss the meaning of the title and the relationship between bees and women
2. Note examples of situations and or people that are indications of injustice and discrimination
3. Relationships are an integral part of living. Discuss three relationships
4. Families are complex and not always "traditional". Discuss familial connections that work or are dysfunctional
5. What role does a spiritual or religious connection play?
6. Contrast examples of "happiness" and "suffering".
7. Identify "symbols" that add dimension to the book.

Thank you, Jan Cook, a former teacher at Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton, California, for being our teacher contributor at www.myVocabulary.com of a vocabulary word list with discussion ideas for The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd.