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Tree Planting

Set aside a day in class to research tree-planting events and have the class participate in one.

Civil Disobedience

Civil disobedience is demonstrated in several instances in The Overstory. Prepare a presentation that looks at different methods of civil disobedience and how it is used today.

Current Events

Conduct research on current organizations against the clearcutting of forests and prepare a presentation that looks at these groups and their actions in the past decade.

Forests and Humans

Prepare a presentation that looks at the history of civilization in North America and how the landscape has changed during that time. How have the forests changed?

Tree Chart

Create a chart of the different trees that are described in the novel. What are the characteristics of each tree and why is it special?

Trees in Your Backyard

Ray and Dorothy end up bonding over their experience of investigating...

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