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Autumntime

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  • What does the story teach us about the importance of nature?
    That we should value and protect natural things
  • What does “antiseptic” mean?
    Extremely clean and sterile
  • What is an “appraisal”?
    An evaluation of something’s value
  • What does “synthetic” mean?
    not natural
    Something made by humans
  • Do you think it is fair to destroy the tree for a building? Why or why not?
    (Open-ended reflection)
  • What does “heirs” mean?
    People who inherit property or money
  • How did the O’Brien family avoid having their house demolished?
    They were wealthy and politically powerful
  • Why does the narrator feel sad about leaving the tree?
    Because the tree will be cut down soon
  • Why is having a backyard illegal in the story?
    Because of zoning restrictions in the city
  • What does the narrator pick up at the end of the story?
    An acorn
  • Do you think people today care enough about the environment?
    (Open-ended reflection)
  • Why does the narrator visit East Boston Urban Center?
    To see the tree in the O’Brien backyard
  • How would you feel if trees were rare
    (Open-ended reflection)
    like in the story?
  • If the narrator plants the acorn
    A new tree might grow
    giving hope for the future
    what might happen?
  • What will happen to the O’Brien house and tree at the end of the year?
    They will be destroyed to make way for an insurance building
  • What is special about the tree in the story?
    not a plastic one
    It is a rare real tree
  • Why do you think the narrator felt so emotional about seeing the tree?
    Because it was rare and alive in a world of plastic and metal
  • What does “urbanization” mean?
    The process of building cities and making them bigger
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