Name _____________________________________________

Honors EES- Mr. Dillman

Date ___________
Period _________

The Lorax
Choose two of the following questions to reflect upon and write about on your Forestry Page underneath the
heading I Speak for the Trees!
1.

How could the Once-ler have managed his company to protect natural resources and not run out of trees to manufacture Thneeds? Is it
necessary to protect all the trees from axes that hack?

2.

What did the Once-ler mean by UNLESS? What responsibility does he seem to think someone like you needs to take? What kind of things
can we do today to ensure that trees will be available for all different purposes in the future?

3.

Compare the Once-lers attitude toward the environment at the beginning of the story with his attitude at the end.

4. The Once-ler explains his actions by saying If I didnt do it, someone else would. Is this a good excuse for
doing what he did? And why?
I feel like it was a good excuse because if he had not cut down the trees, another corporation would have
done the same, so he would just have been prolonging the inevitable.
5.

The Lorax says he speaks for the trees. What does this mean to you? What is the Loraxs attitude at the end of the story?

6. What seems to be Dr. Seuss purpose in writing this fable? (A fable is a fictional story that teaches a lesson.)
I think that Dr. Seuss wanted to show how much the trees matter, and how everything would be awful
without trees.
On the same page.. write either an alternative ending to the Lorax or a sequel to the Lorax

Write a alternative ending to the Lorax with a more positive outcome for the Truffula tree and ecosystem
Instead of the Once-ler ignoring the Lorax, he listens to him, continues his company, but he starts planting
an extra 5 trees for every 1 cut down and the truffula tree population flourishes.
Or
Write a sequel to the Lorax that might explain how the Truffula tree made a comeback through replanting and proper forest management while still
being used to make Thneeds.