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INTEGRATIVE GRADE 11
Plastics! What can be done? There are small and large answers to this vexing challenge. The inter-cultural book and film presented here suggest both small and large problem-solving by groups of women and youth. They build on your learning in earlier parts of this chapter that covered the “terrifying new math” of global warming,
the drastic climate changes of the Anthropocene Epoch, the evidence (by scavenger hunt) of packaging problems and solutions right before you, and the potential of Cần Thầ ecotourism to engage visitors, tourists, and citizens in positive action.
One Plastic Bag
Isatou Ceesay (Minneapolis, MN: Millbrook Press, 2015).
One Plastic Bag is the true story of Gambian women recycling plastics in their small West African country.
Step One. Your teacher may access this book at the Resource Center or on the website of Bending Bamboo.
Step Two. Listen to the recording of this story and read along with a classmate. And together, answer these two questions.
1. What are the causes for the purse being crocheted? The handicraft of crocheting is done with a needle and small hook, which draws fabric through a loop.
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2. What are the effects of purses being crocheted from plastic? ______________________________________________________
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Step Three. Pair. Square. Working together in class, a square of two pairs is to complete the cause and effect table based on One Plastic Bag.
     Cause
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Effect
Isatou lifts her nose to smell
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the basket tilts
the basket tilts
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the fruit falls out of the basket
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Isatou makes enough money from the purses
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Isatou buys a new goat
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