The Overstory Lesson Plan

Life of a Redwood Tree

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will research and write a report on the typical lifecycle of a redwood tree.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.1

Structure:

As we make our way through the "Trunk" chapter of The Overstory, the characters we met throughout Days 1 and 2 slowly begin to converge around the redwoods that, one by one, they sign up to protect. Because these trees play such a large role in the plot's trajectory, and because they are a particularly impressive aspect of American flora, students will, for this activity, prepare a report of 800-1000 words on the lifecycle and...