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Take a Closer Look
Find a tree which you
especially like, and take a few minutes to really
study it. Observe its bark. Is it smooth to the
touch, or is it hard and rough? What about its leaves?
Does it have needles or broad leaves? Does it have
nuts or pine cones? Notice all the different colors
that are in the tree. Write down some words that
describe the tree. Now think of some words that
describe how the tree makes you feel. Write them
down, too.
Now use your ideas to do one of the following activities:
- Write a poem, short story
or essay about your tree and what it means to
you. Be sure to include lots of descriptions and
feelings!
- Think of the different kinds
of organisms (plants and animals) that depend
on trees for their survival. How are trees important
to these organisms? Write down your ideas. Now
write a poem, short story, or essay about the
tree from the organism's point of view. [Hint:
if you were a squirrel, how would feel about the
tree you live in?]
- Think of all of the different
ways that man depends on trees. Write down as
many useful products as you can think of that
are made from trees. In what other ways does man
use trees? What would life be like without them?
Now write a poem, essay or short story using your
ideas.
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