The Secret Life of Bees Lesson Plan

What makes Lily think that August sees through her story about why she's at the Boatwright house? Why is this important?

This open-ended question requires students to both find specific text evidence and explain a scene's significance, while also leaving room for their own interpretations of how and why Lily and August's interaction in Chapter 4 may be important to the story overall. Students should look, in particular, at pages 67 through 74 to examine how the first conversation between Lily and August goes -- what made-up story does Lily tell August? Why doesn't she just tell the truth from the get-go? Students should use text evidence to answer the first question,...