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    In the The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein‚ the book portrays a greedy boy and an unconditional loving tree.In the book the boy kept asking the tree for things to help him in life and the tree always had something for him. The tree had unconditional love for the boy throughout his life. The boy kept going to the tree throughout his lifetime. In The Giving Tree the theme states that the tree acts as mother figure for the boy and gave him what he wanted. The boy was greedy and the tree would give

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    when they’ll give you nothing in return.” - Lauren Oliver. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein is a fictional book that is about the relationship between a boy and a tree. In the beginning of the story‚ the boy and the tree played games all day and bonded. The tree is very happy when she and the boy interact because he brings joy and companionship to her life. As the story continues the boy becomes less and less interested in the tree and more interested in outside life. When the boy needed something

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    The Giving Tree‚ the boy was interested in the tree for a short while and then he started to grow up‚ causing him to leave the tree periodically. And every time the boy came back he would take something of the trees and use it for himself‚ but the tree loved the boy so much that it made the tree happy. Every time the boy would come back to the tree‚ the tree would be so happy to see him that she would shake and tremble‚ this is the periods of time the boy would come back to only use the tree for

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    Shel Silverstein‚ the author of The Giving Tree‚ has won the Quilt award for children’s l illustrated books which people can’t get anymore. The book The Giving Tree is an amazing book for children and has a great author to. While the book has several themes‚ the best one would be the theme of greed because this is shown through the book‚ it’s also one that can help your children in the future. The strongest theme in The Giving Tree would be greed since this goes through most of the book. Let’s start

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    Giving Tree Lesson Plan 1

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    SoE Madeline Hunter Lesson Plan Author(s): Date: 10/20/14 Title of Lesson: The Giving Tree Mentor Teacher: Core Components Subject‚ Content Area or Topic: Language Arts‚ Reading Student Population: 2nd grade Dyslexia This lesson plan will be taught to a regular education second grade class of ethnically and educationally diverse students. Learning Community: suburban Demographics LPISD 2nd grade Elementary students Classroom context – Team teaching Learning Objectives (for Cognitive

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    Allegory in The Giving Tree The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein is an allegory about unrestricted love. This children’s story begins with a tree and a young boy. The tree provides a place for the boy to play and is happy. However‚ as he grows‚ the boy begins to need more and the tree happily provides everything‚ overtime giving away its leaves‚ apples‚ branches‚ and trunk. In the end‚ all that is left is a stump which provides a seat for the boy who has now grown into an old man. The tree loves the

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    When I was six years old‚ I planted a tree in my front yard. I watched the immature plant grow into a small but recognizable tree for the next two years. I remember distinctly asking my parents to buy me seeds from the garden store so that I could plant my own tree. They insisted on buying a baby tree that had already begun to grow‚ so I settled with that. As a child‚ I would become very fascinated with certain things for an amount of time‚ the tree being among these things. I would look out my window

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    The Giving Tree The message of the Giving tree speaks about an unconditional love of the Tree to the boy. It is a kind of relationship that is sometimes one sided. Sometimes we can relate this story on the virtue of giving and not expecting something in return. Many of our parents give their unconditional love to their children. As sons and daughters‚ we must be to learn to reciprocate the love our parents. Remember that we too will also become parents and grand parents. Life is a cycle of giving

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    on The Giving Tree The Giving Tree is a story about the relationship between a boy and a tree.  When the boy was young‚ the tree and he became really good friends.  The tree is like a provider for the boy and always gives him what he needs‚ such as vines to swing from‚ shade to sit in‚ apples to eat‚ branches to build a house‚ a trunk to build a boat and a stump to sit on.  As the boy got older‚ the tree would allow the boy to mutilate her and take her branches‚ apples‚ and trunk. The tree let the

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    and its Importance My all-time favorite book ever since I was a kid would be The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. This is Silverstein’s most famous work; it is about a little boy and a tree grows old together. Whenever I read this book before‚ I was always angry at the boy for taking more than he should from the giving tree. The boy never seemed satisfied‚ despite being given all the needs he asked for until the tree is left with only its stump. Now that I read it‚ there are many ways that this poem

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