Name _____________________________________________

EES- Mr. Dillman

Date ___________
Period _________

The Lorax
1.

Who does the Once-ler represent? Pollution/deforestation

2.

Who does the Lorax represent? Saver of the environment

3.

The Once-lers business failed. What happened to cause the failure of his business? There were no more trees

4.

The Once-ler learned that he had made a serious mistake. What, in your opinion, was his mistake? He ruined the environment because4 of his
greed

5.

Why is it important to have people like the Lorax in the world? So the world can stay as clean and good as it an

6.

What seems to be the intent of Dr. Seuss in writing this story? Have people become aware of this problem the world is actually facing.

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?
Cutting down of our forest and pollution in real life (businesses) and people like the lorax who are for saving our world against it.
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? Keeping our world a clean safe environment.

9. Does this story appear to have been written for young children, for their parents, or for both? Explain.
Written for children but for all.
10. Do you find this video to be appropriate for young children? Why or why not? Definitely

The Truax
1. Why did the Guardbark want people to leave trees alone? Give at least two reasons.
Deforestation was ruining the environment
2.

Why did Truax think it was reasonable to cut some trees? Give at least two reasons. Room for buildings

3.

Name three ways that Native Americans depended on trees. How did early American settlers use trees? Do we still need trees today?

4.

Make a list of at least six products we use that come from trees. Paper, wooden furniture, anything wooden

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.
-it would be too difficult to replace in my opinion

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?
resource that has a end or limit.

7.
8.

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?

9.

Did you have some replacement products made from metal? Is metal a "renewable" resource or a "non-renewable" resource?

10. What does Truax and his friends do to make sure there are plenty of trees?

Name _____________________________________________
EES- Mr. Dillman

Date ___________
Period _________

11. 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?