Use this hunt to help orient students to the World Wide Waldens website and program and learn some interesting facts about Thoreau. Time: 30-45 minutes.
1. Why did people call Henry David Thoreau the "woods burner"?
2. Name at least four different occupations Thoreau held during his life.
3. What instrument did Thoreau play?
4. What was Henry's "experiment"?
5. During his experiment, Henry lived as an isolated hermit. True or false?
6. Finish this famous Thoreau quote: What use is a house if….?
7. How many drafts and years did it take before Thoreau published the final version of Walden?
8. Name at least two important people influenced by Thoreau's work.
9. What threatened Walden Woods in 1989?
10. What is Ed Begley, Jr.'s "simple rule" for green living?
11. Who is Elizabeth Turnbull?
12. Visit the Project Showcase and find a student project that interests you. What is the project? What did you find most interesting?
13. What is a "Walden"?
14. Where is your Walden?
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