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Speaking: The speaking is interactive and you will find prompts in the activities. This
symbol will help you find the prompts:
You will have the opportunity to collect information for enrichment and to expand
your general knowledge.
Reading: Visual literacy: analysing cartoons

Read the
cartoon
and answer
all the set
questions.
The boy’s
name is
Calvin.

You can watch the video to guide you before you attempt to write your
responses in full sentences. Find the link in the resource box.

1. How does Calvin show in Frame 1 that he hates bees? State two visual clues.
2. Describe how and why Calvin’s actions change from Frame 2 to Frame 4.
3. Name the sound device that dominates this cartoon.
4. What does the “zzz” in Frame 3 represent?
5. Account for Calvin’s facial expression in Frames 4 and 5.
6. How do you know that he is running very fast in Frame 5?
7. Comment on the size of the bee in Frame 5.
Can you name the figure of speech that is evident here?
8. How do you know that Calvin’s mother got a fright in Frame 6?
State three visual clues.
9. What do the words “harpoon” and “gored” suggest about Calvin’s account of what
happened to him?
10. Is Calvin soothed by the lotion that his mother puts on the sting? Explain your
answer.
11. Would you have reacted in the same way that Calvin did if you came upon a nest

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 of bees? Motivate your answer.
Try answering the following questions:
Literal and figurative language
12. Is the expression “these comments really sting”
used literally or figuratively?
13. What could the man have said instead to
show his reaction to the comments?
14. Do you find this cartoon funny?
Explain your answer.

Trivia: The famous boxer, Muhammed Ali, used a

simile with bee to describe his boxing style. See if
you can find it on Google or ask an older person in your family (Maybe your
grandfather will know!). Do you have a motto or simile that describes your style? Share
this with your family and friends.

A book review: Expand your vocabulary

Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of
Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory
of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily’s fierce-hearted
black “stand-in mother”, Rosaleen, insults three of the deepest racists
in town, Lily decides to spring them both free. They escape to Tiburon,
South Carolina – a town that holds the secret to her mother’s past.
Taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters, Lily is
introduced to their mesmerizing world of bees and honey, and the
Black Madonna. This is a remarkable novel about divine female
power, a story women will share and pass on to their daughters for
years to come.
Choose the most suitable words from the options in brackets.

1. Something that is not blurred is (hazy; vague; cleared; hidden).

2. A person who is fierce-hearted is not (violently hostile; extremely kind; menacingly
wild).
3. Insults are meant to make a person feel (respected; loved; unappreciated;
generous).
4. Eccentric people are (unconventional; mainstream; crazy; boring).
5. The mesmerizing world of bees (enthralled; bored; scared; surprised) Lily and
Rosaleen.
6. A remarkable novel is not (noteworthy; mundane; extraordinary; humdrum).
Did you know that the term Black Madonna refers to
statutes or paintings of the Blessed Virgin Mary. You
can read more if you are interested:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Madonna
Share the information you have found in a conversation with
your family.

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Reading: Poetry

Reasons why by Langston

Hughes

Just because I loves you –

That’s de reason why
Ma soul is full of color
Like de wings of a butterfly.
Just because I loves you
That’s de reason why
Ma heart’s a fluttering aspen
leaf
When you pass by.

Questions: Choose the correct answers

1.1 Langston Hughes uses ... register in this poem.
A formal
B jargon
C colloquial
D dialect
1.2 Lines 3 and 4 is an example of …
A metaphor
B oxymoron
C euphemism
D simile

1.3 Line 7 is an example of …

A personification
B assonance
C metaphor
D hyperbole

2. Rewrite the poem in Standard English.

3. Which version of the poem do you prefer? Give a reason for your answer.

4. How has the poet created a musical beat to this poem?

5. Write your own 8-line love poem, including any two figures of speech or sound
devices.

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6. Can you identify the figures of speech in this poem? Write down the lines from the
poem and briefly explain each one.

6.1 Personification

6.2 Metaphor
Word search: figures of speech and poetry terms

P Z X 0 N O M A T O P O E I A
Y E U P H E M I S M A C E G L
A I R B M C J D K A E H S W L
F L G S I M I L E S H Y D V I
N A O F O F M O M S U P R X T
P Z X Y J N X V Q O A E T R E
M Q Y S P G I P W N V R U D R
H B M U T H R F E A S B G S A
T X O G A A O B I N W O H Y T
Y W R I K J N Q R C D L B U I
H C O H S K Y Z T E A E V V O
R Y N O L L N R A S F T N M N
Q E R I D Z C N Y I X H I N P
W M E T A P H O R T G J M O Z
R D T R H Y M E U P Z K P U N

Find the words in the list. They can be found from left to right, top to bottom, bottom to
top and diagonally. Personification; metaphor; simile; irony; pun; alliteration;
assonance; oxymoron; euphemism; hyperbole; onomatopoeia; rhythm; rhyme; stanza

Once you have found all the words, try the mix and match activity:
KEY WORD ANSWER EXAMPLE
personification A She has a pretty nasty cold.
metaphor B The leaves rustled in the wind.
simile C Mercutio, while bleeding to death: Ask for me
tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man.
irony D The ball streaked across the field like a meteor.
pun E My backpack weighs a ton.

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 alliteration F My granny is resting in peace now.
assonance G The leaves danced their way through the lawn.
oxymoron H The thief’s house was broken into at the same time he
was robbing someone else!
euphemism I He clasps the crag with crooked hands/Close to the
sun in lonely lands/ Ring’d with the azure world, he
stands.
hyperbole J He is a walking encyclopaedia.
onomatopoeia K Soft smooth snow falls silently from the sky.

Language revision activity

How much do you remember? Choose the correct solution to each of the following:

1. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence:

Thembi jumped … the river when the bees chased her.
A on
B in
C down
D into

2. Fill in the correct collective noun: A ... of bees chased her.

A school
B flock
C swarm
D crowd

3. Select the correct part of speech for the underlined word: Thembi likes swimming.
A finite verb
B modal verb
C continuous tense
D noun/gerund

4. Choose the correct question tag: Tembi ran very fast, …?

A can she
B didn’t she
C doesn’t she
D couldn’t she

5. Fill in the correct form of the verb: Honey (be) very expensive.
A being
B are
C is
D been

6. The passive form of the sentence The bees attacked Thembi is:

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A Thembi attacked the bees.
B The bees were attacking Thembi.
C Thembi was attacked by the bees.
D The bees were being attacked by Thembi.

7. Choose the sentence where the pronoun has been used correctly.
A Me and Thembi always swim in the river.
B Thembi she is afraid of swimming in the river.
C Thembi and I always swim in the river.
D Neither me nor Thembi swims in the river.

8. The correct reported speech is: Thembi said, “I am so afraid of bees.”

A Thembi said that I am so afraid of bees.
B Thembi said that she was so afraid of bees.
C Thembi said that “she is so afraid of bees.”
D Thembi said that she is so afraid of bees.

9. Choose a suitable synonym to replace the adjective in the sentence:

The aggressive bees wanted to sting Thembi.
A peaceful
B hostile
C flying
D lovely

10. The correct question form of the statement Thembi is very allergic to bees is:
A Was Thembi very allergic to bees?
B Who was very allergic to bees?
C Is Thembi very allergic to bees?
D Why is Thembi allergic to bees?

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Just for fun: Revise parts of speech. Read the clues carefully and choose options from
the word bank.
ACROSS DOWN
word bank: adjective; adverb; article; conjunction;
interjection; noun; preposition; pronoun; verb
4 Names a person, place, 1 Describes a noun
or thing 2 A word that joins two
7 A short exclamation like parts of a sentence
Ah! 3 A word that connects a
8 Replaces a noun or a noun or pronoun to
noun phrase another word in the
9 The part of speech that sentence
changes a verb or 5 A word that is put next
adjective. to a noun
6 An action word

Solutions
TEXT A
1. He aims to throws a stone at the bee nest. His eyes a drawn in a menacing way.
2. In frame 2 he is full of bravado and throws a stone at the bee nest. In Frame 3 he
waits for a reaction because he hears the bees and in Frame 4 he gets a huge fright
and turns to speed away.
3. onomatopoeia
4. It is the sound that the bees make – buzzing.
5. His mouth is wide open, an indication that he is screaming because he is afraid. His
eyes are first wide open and then shut tightly as if he does not want to see the eminent
danger chasing him.
6. His hair is blown back and there are dust clouds behind his feet.
7. Hyperbole – exaggeration: The bees is drawn extremely large in relation to Calvin. It
shows how he perceives the danger.
8. Her eyes are very big, her mouth is open, she spills her coffee.
9. He made it sound as if he was in great danger and chased by a killer bee that
stabbed him with a spear.
10. No, he wants her to call the national guard.
11. Open-ended response: Yes, I am allergic to bees and know what can happen if
they sting me. No, Calvin overreacted. A bee sting is not that bad.
TEXT B
12. Figuratively
13. These comments really hurt my feelings.
14. Open-ended: No, it is not funny to hurt someone’s feelings. Yes, it is a clever play
on words.
TRIVIA
Muhammad Ali: Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

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Vocabulary: 1. cleared; 2.extremely kind; 3.unappreciated; 4. unconventional; 5.
enthralled; 6. mundane, humdrum
Poetry
1.1 C colloquial 1.2 D simile 1.3 C metaphor

2. Just because I love you – that is the reason why my soul is full of colour like the wings
of a butterfly.
Just because I love you that is the reason why my heart is a fluttering aspen leaf when
you pass by.

3. Open-ended response. 4. Repetition 5. Open-ended response

6.1 Personification: dream die
6.2 Metaphor: life is a broken-winged bird

Mix and match activity

Personification: G; metaphor: J; simile: D; irony: H; pun: C; alliteration: K; assonance: I;

oxymoron: A; euphemism: F; hyperbole: E; onomatopoeia: B

Language: 1 D; 2 C; 3 D; 4 B; 5 C; 6 C; 7 C; 8 B; 9 B; 10 C

Fun activity: Parts of speech

ACROSS DOWN
4 noun 1 adjective
7 interjection 2 conjunction
8 pronoun 3 preposition
9 adverb 5 article
6 verb

Word search

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