In Spite of Killer Bees Julie Johnston - Tundra Books
In Spite of Killer Bees Julie Johnston - Tundra Books
In Spite of Killer Bees Julie Johnston - Tundra Books
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Chapter 8<br />
Vocabulary:<br />
deciphering (pg. 113) accusingly (pg. 114)<br />
no dice (pg. 114) carnivore (pg. 115)<br />
notation (pg. 115) evenhanded (pg. 118)<br />
perplexed (pg. 117) lethal (pg. 119)<br />
garish (pg. 120) mark time (pg. 120)<br />
dignitary (pg. 120) wangle (pg. 122)<br />
hurdy gurdy (pg. 123) diplomacy (pg. 123)<br />
abreast (pg. 123) lavish (pg. 125)<br />
Activities:<br />
1. Compose a newspaper article about Aggie’s bee experience.<br />
2. Explain the significance <strong>of</strong> “When you look too closely at things, they<br />
become blurred”. (pg. 113)<br />
3. Predict how Aggie’s and her sisters’ lives might change in the<br />
absence <strong>of</strong> the “killer” bees and in light <strong>of</strong> her newly gained<br />
“confidence”.<br />
4. Find the references to and explain the symbolism <strong>of</strong>:<br />
- bread<br />
- water/lake<br />
- bees<br />
- movies<br />
in this chapter and previous chapters.<br />
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