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EES- Mr. Dillman

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The Lorax
1. Who does the Once-ler represent?
Businesses and the destructive nature of people
2. Who does the Lorax represent?
People who want to protect natural resources
3. The Once-lers business failed. What happened to cause the failure of his business?
There was no more trees left to keep his business going
4. The Once-ler learned that he had made a serious mistake. What, in your opinion, was his mistake?
He did not limit how many trees he cut, even after hearing how long it took to grow them back
5. Why is it important to have people like the Lorax in the world?
To preserve our natural resources and keep our ecosystems alive and able to sustain life.
6. What seems to be the intent of Dr. Seuss in writing this story?
To show children what kind of world we live in now.
7. Do you equate the ideas, people, places, or events in the story with real-life situations in our present-day society? If so, with whom or what?
Yes, in our day and age we are all about advancement. We cut down trees to made room or our growing population
8.

What values appear to be important in the story? Are any of our present-day societal values in conflict with these? If so, which ones and for
what reasons?
To preserve your resources. Yes, we must keep advancing and making room.
9. Does this story appear to have been written for young children, for their parents, or for both? Explain.
Both, it shows families what is going on in the world if we keep just using and not replacing afterwords
10. Do you find this video to be appropriate for young children? Why or why not?
Yes, it teaches them early on what not to do with the environment.

The Truax
1.

Why did the Guardbark want people to leave trees alone? Give at least two reasons.

Animals need the trees for survival and They provide clean air
2. Why did Truax think it was reasonable to cut some trees? Give at least two reasons.
He would replant five of every one he cuts down
3. Name three ways that Native Americans depended on trees. How did early American settlers use trees? Do we still need trees today?
Houses, tools, weapons. Americans depended on tress for security and shelter. We still new trees today
4. Make a list of at least six products we use that come from trees.
Paper, pencils, bats, houses, furniture, tools
5. Go back to your list. If we could not cut trees, we would have to use something else to make the products you listed. Beside each product, write
down what we could use to replace the product made from trees.
Metals or plastics or even bricks
6. A "renewable" resource is something that can be "made new again". In other words, we can make more of the resource so that it never has to run
out. What does "nonrenewable" resource mean?
Once it is gone, its gone.
7.

On your list of replacement products, did you have some products made from oil (like plastics)? Is oil a "renewable" resource or a "nonrenewable" resource?

nonrebuable
8. Did you have some replacement products made from metal? Is metal a "renewable" resource or a "non-renewable" resource?
Non renewable
9. What does Truax and his friends do to make sure there are plenty of trees?
Replants more
10. Truax and other US timber cutters do many things (like replanting and controlling forest fires) to make sure we have plenty of trees for the
future. How does that make you feel?

Name _____________________________________________
EES- Mr. Dillman
Reassured

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