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The Lorax
Step One. Review how parables work. All age levels can engage these nature-human relationship concerns. Dr. Seuss is a widely known children’s author, whose illustrated stories capture the minds and emotions of youth. But his stories are also parables that engage adults.
The literary genre of parables works wonders! A parable is a simple story. It is often a universal story that applies across cultures and countries. It may so simple a story that it can be memorized and shared orally. The listener or reader can relate easily to the different characters in the story.
Essential to a parable is that one “step into the lives”
of each character. You must think about the problem presented from each character’s perspective. Not one,
but every perspective. Not one, but all of the characters. There is no one answer to a parable as you would expect when hearing or reading a fable or fairy tale. Parables raise questions. They provoke thoughts.
Step Two. Here is a link to an Activity Resource .pdf for The Lorax.
https://www.plt.org/stuff/contentmgr/ files/1/7d107c9eeff935991a82355fb8f22640/files/plt_lorax_ activities.pdf
Step Three. Here is a link to the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V06ZOQuo0k
Step Four. Coordinate a soiree, watching this film/parable along with the network of Global Classrooms, and plan
a discussion after viewing The Lorax. Also, this book is available for check-out in the Bending Bamboo Resource Center, and a .pdf version may be viewed on the website.
Pair. Square. Share.
Humans have always used trees in their everyday lives. We use trees for firewood, shelter, paper, tools, furniture, and more.
Step One. Pair up. In two minutes, each person begins by making a list of all the things made from trees. For example, the pencil you are writing with is made from wood; the paper you are writing on is made from wood. If you cannot think of the word in English, write down the Vietnamese word.
Step Two. Score. Add up your English words (two points each) and Vietnamese words (one point each).
Step Three. Square up. Compare your combined pair score to that of your neighboring pair. Add the points of the two pairs.
Step Four. Share. The highest score for a square determines which group shares first with the whole class. Then the second highest scoring square shares its list. Then the third highest square shares. As each square is reading their list, mark off on your list any words that are called out. After three squares have shared, CIRCLE any remaining words on your list—these are words that have not been called out.
Step Five. Bonus points. Each square gets three bonus points for words that have not been read out loud.
Step Six: Who has the most points? Here is a list of tree products:
baseball books
broom cardboard charcoal chewing gum chopsticks cinnamon cleaning fluids coffee
cork
dye
fans
firewood
fruit
furniture hammer handle hats
leaves for wrapping lumber for building houses magazines
matches
newspaper
nuts
oils from nuts and trees packaging
paper
plywood & particle board
rayon fabric
rubber gloves
rubber tires
shampoo
shatterproof glass
shovel handle
soap
spices: bay leaves, nutmeg, mace syrup
tea
thatch for roofs & houses
toilet paper
toothpicks
turpentine & mineral spirits vanilla flavoring
wood panels & veneers
wooden spoons
wrapping paper
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