The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
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Teaching Guide
The Bean Trees (Teaching Unit) (Prestwick House) 55 pages; Gr 7-12;
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The Bean Trees (a 9 item bundle) (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 8-10; Author: Lonnie Jones Taylor
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The Bean Trees (Novel Curriculum Unit) (Center for Learning)
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The Bean Trees (Prestwick House)
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The Bean Trees (Novel Ideas Plus - Teacher Guide + 10 Student Reading Guides) (Sundance) Gr 8;
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The Bean Trees (Novel Unit Teacher Guide) (ECS Learning / Novel Units Inc) Gr 9-12;
Lesson Plan
The Bean Tree's - Country Wisdom (Teachers.net) 1 page; Gr 9-12; Author: Kenna Piercy
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The Bean Trees - Mapping Taylor's Route (Teachers.net) 1 page; Gr 9-12; Author: Kerry LeBlanc
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The Bean Trees - Planning an Essay (Teachers.net) 1 page; Gr 9-12; Author: Kerry LeBlanc
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The Bean Trees - Plot Summary (Teachers.net) 1 page; Gr 9-12; Author: Kerry LeBlanc
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The Bean Trees - pre-reading activity (Teachers.net) 1 page; Gr 9-12; Author: Kerry LeBlanc
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Bullets, Big Sticks, and the Bean Trees: the Effect of American Foreign Policy Past, Present, and Future (VoicesAcrossTime.org) Gr 3-8; Author: Mary Walsten
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Study Guide for the Bean Trees (nau.edu)
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The Bean Trees (BookRags Lesson Plan) (BookRags) 126 pages;
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Vocabulary
The Bean Trees (42 vocabulary words) (MyVocabulary.com)
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Teaching Ideas
Study guide for the Bean Trees (HuffEnglish.com) Author: Dana Huff
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The Bean Trees Ch Presentation Sheet: Chapter #__ (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Author: Lonnie Jones Taylor
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Test or Quiz
Bean Trees - Novel Test (Prestwick House) Gr 7-12;
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The Bean Trees Chapter 1 Quiz (38q) (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12+; Author: Lonnie Jones Taylor
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The Bean Trees Chapter 2 Quiz (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Author: Lonnie Jones Taylor
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The Bean Trees Chapter 9 Reading Review/Quiz (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 7-12; Author: Esther Noh6
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The Bean Trees Chapters 10 &1 Short Essay Quiz (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-11; Author: Lonnie Jones Taylor
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The Bean Trees Chapters 14 -17 Short Essay Quiz (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 8-12; Author: Lonnie Jones Taylor
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The Bean Trees Chapters 3 and 4 Quiz (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-11; Author: Lonnie Jones Taylor
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The Bean Trees Chapters 6 and 7 Quiz (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-11; Author: Lonnie Jones Taylor
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The Bean Trees Test and Essay Topics (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 10-12; Author: Mary Ciccone Cook
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The Bean Trees--Matching Test (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Author: Dave Moeller
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Noun Quiz Using the Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 7-12; Author: Ms W
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Activities
The Bean Trees (a 9 item bundle) (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 8-10; Author: Lonnie Jones Taylor
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The Bean Trees Body Paragraphs (Comparing Two Writing Samples) (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 6-12; Author: Esther Noh6
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The Bean Trees Ch 5 Open Book Scavenger Hunt (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 8-12; Author: Lonnie Jones Taylor
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The Bean Trees Figurative Language Sheet (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 6-12; Author: Esther Noh6
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The Bean Trees Quote Analysis Sheet (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 6-12; Author: Esther Noh6
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Bean Trees Reading Quiz Chapters 8 and 9 (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Author: Kristina Erk
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Review game the Bean Trees (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 10; Author: Catherine Sohnly7
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Criticism
The Bean Trees (Feminist Approach) (Prestwick House)
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The Bean Trees (Formalist Approach) (Prestwick House)
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The Bean Trees (Multiple Critical Perspectives) (Prestwick House)
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The Bean Trees (Mythological/Archetypal Approach) (Prestwick House)
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Barbara Kingsolver: A Critical Companion (Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers) (Greenwood Press) 176 pages; Author: Mary Jean DeMarr
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Study Guide
The Bean Trees (eNotes Study Guide) (eNotes)
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The Bean Trees (QuickNotes Study Guide) (eNotes)
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CliffsNotes on Kingsolver's the Bean Trees (Wiley) Author: Pavlos, Suzanne
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Study Guide for the Bean Trees (HuffEnglish.com) Gr 3-8;
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Bean Trees (StudyGuide.org) (Studyguide.org)
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The Bean Trees (PinkMonkey Study Guide) (PinkMonkey)
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The Bean Trees (GradeSaver Study Guide) (GradeSaver)
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The Bean Trees (SparkNotes Study Guide) (SparkNotes) Gr 7-12;
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The Bean Trees (Novel-Tie) (Learning Links)
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Novels by Barbara Kingsolver (Study Guide): the Bean Trees, Pigs in Heaven, the Poisonwood Bible, Animal Dreams, Prodigal Summer (Books LLC) 24 pages;
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Reading Guide
The Bean Trees (Reading Group Guide) (ReadingGroupGuides)
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Reading Barbara Kingsolver (The Pop Lit Book Club) (Greenwood Press) 149 pages; Author: Lynn Marie Houston; Jennifer Warren
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