THE LO

RAX BY: DR.

SEUSS

NATHA L I E V

I DA L

INTRODUCTION“The Lorax” was written by Dr. Seuss.

The reason why Dr. Seuss wrote this book was to educate young minds about

caring for the planet.

Today we will:• Read “The Lorax”.• Discuss the main idea of the story.• Check for understanding.

WHO WAS THE ONCE-LER?• The Once-ler comes across a glorious place

full of Truffula Trees.• He decides to chop down Truffula Trees to

make Thneeds.• His business grows, so he makes a factory

to make more Thneeds.

WHO WAS THE LORAX?• The Lorax came out

of a Truffula Tree stump.

• He spoke for the Truffula trees.

• He also spoke for the Brown Bar-ba-loots, the Swomee-Swans, and the Humming-Fish.

WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA?• The Once-ler was

chopping down all of the Truffula Trees to make Thneeds.

• The Lorax tried to convince the Once-ler to stop cutting down the Truffula Trees, but he would not listen to the Lorax.

• The Once-ler then made a factory to make more thneeds, ignoring the Lorax’s warnings.

The Brown-bar-ba-loots

left first because there

wasn’t anymore Truffula

Fruit.

The Swamee-Swans had to leave because they could not sing with all of the smog in their throats.

The Humming-Fish also had to leave because there was goo in their gills from the pond.

IN THE END…• The Once-ler had cut down all of the Truffula

Trees.• After all of the animals left and the Truffula

trees were all gone, the Lorax decided to leave as well.

• Since there wasn’t anymore Truffula Trees, the Once-ler’s factory had closed down.

• The Once-ler had saved the last Truffula Seed and gave it to the young boy so that he could plant a forest of Truffula Trees.

CONCLUSIONThe Once-ler did not listen to the Lorax, and ruined the

environment with his factory.The animals had to leave and the air became polluted.It is important to take care of the environment because

it affects us, the animals, and plants.The Lorax said “Unless someone like you cares a whole

awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”

What are some ways

that we can help the earth?

The Truffula Trees

The Thneed

s

The Once-

ler

Who did the Lorax speak for?

Next

A Factor

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Boat A Car

What did the Once-ler build to make thneeds?

Next

The Brown Bar-ba-loots

The Hummin

g-Fish

The Swomee-Swans

Which animals were the first to leave?

Next

There weren’t

anymore Truffula trees.

The Lorax closed the the factory.

The Once-ler decided

to close down the factory.

Why was the Once-ler’sfactory closed at the end?

Next

The Last

Truffula Seed

Truffula Fruit

A Thnee

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What did the Once-ler give away at the end of the story?

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CONGRATULATIONS!YOU FINISHED THE QUIZ!Now ask yourself, did you do well?

If you did, you have understood this lesson completely!If not, study some more and retake the quiz!