Journal Entries - Wisconsin Woodlands

Directions: Please respond to the following questions below. Please make sure to restate and use complete sentences. More importantly, DON'T forget the requirements/criteria listed on your "Grading Guidelines and Score Sheet"! Good luck!

Questions to Respond to:
1.) In our old textbook it mentions, "The indians used the forests, but they did not destroy them." What does this statement mean? Why did the American Indians not destroy the forests?

2.) During our class discussions we mentioned that even though we cut down more trees today, we still have more forests and trees than a couple hundred years ago. How is this possible?

3.) Pick ONE of the following to respond to--Remember, you only have to respond to ONE... Pretend that you were a part of the tragic Peshtigo Fire of 1871. Describe anything that you heard and saw as well as your feelings and thoughts OR... Even though the Peshtigo Fire unfortunately killed 5 times as many people as the Chicago Fire, why was the Peshtigo Fire not as well known as the Chicago Fire?

4.) Describe Paul Bunyan.

Julia's Entries:
1.) The statement means the Indians didn't destroy the forests because they didn't cut them down. The Indians thought the forests were important because they needed them to survive.

2.) Even though we cut down more trees than people from 200 years ago, we still have more forests because we replant them and people 200 years ago didn't!

3.) The Peshtigo Fire was not as well remembered as the Chicago Fire because Peshtigo was a small village and Chicago was bigger and lots of what people considered to be more important buildings were destroyed.

4.) Paul Bunyan is a tall tale character who is ten (or more) feet tall! He is the biggest, strongest lumberjack. He even has a huge, blue ox named Blue.


Rachel's Entries:
1.) The statement means they used what they needed and they left the rest alone.

2.) It is possible because we replant the trees today.

3.) The Peshtigo Fire was not as well known as the Chicago Fire because Chicago was bigger and it's well better known.

4.) Paul Bunyan was a make believe giant and very good at logging. He was very famous. People made up stories about him. He was taller than the largest tree in the U. S.


Nathan's Entries:
1.) The Indians used the forests but they didn't destroy the forests. This statement means that this was thier home and they loved it. They were very resourceful with their environment.

2.) We still have more forests than a couple hundred years ago because people have replanted trees and due the best they can so their can be more trees. Another reson is that trees and forests are home to lots of anamals and when you cut the trees and forests down you make the anamals find a new home and that can be hard sometimes.

3.) Why was the Peshtigo Fire not as well known as the Chicago Fire? Because Chicago is a big city and Peshtigo was not so big.

4.) Paul Bunyan is a tall tale character that was the "Father of Logging" with his pet Babe the big blue ox. He was lost in this world as a baby and was raised by lumberjacks so Paul is now a lumberjack.

Kenneth's Entries:
1.) The Indians used the forest, but did not destroy them by cutting them down because it was there home.

2.) In our class discussions we mentioned that even though we cut down more trees today we still have more forest and trees than a couple hundred years ago. How is this possible? Because thay replanted the trees.

3.) The Peshtigo Fire unfortunately killed 5 times as many people as the Chicago Fire why was the Peshtigo Fire not as well known as the Chicago Fire? Because they did not have newspaper and had fewer people.

4.) Paul Bunyan was a famous tall tale. He was very big and tall. He had a ox named babe the blue ox.


Alaina's Entries:
1.) The Indians didn't destroy the forests because they needed to build homes.

2.) We still have more forests and trees than a couple hundred years ago. How is that posabal? When we cut down trees we replant another one.

3.) The Chicago Fire was known more than the Peshtigo Fire because more peopal traval more in the West.

4.) Paul Bunyan was very strong and tall and a logger.