Banning Plastic Bags

Discussion Starters

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

Students read a brief history of plastic bags. They learn why governments around the world are starting to ban what was once considered a brilliant invention. The lesson includes vocabulary review exercises and discussion questions.

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
nations vs. nationalities
environment
consumerism
interpretive
productive
interactive

Vocabulary

convenience
clog
ban
disposal
devastating
invoke
scrap
enforce
mandatory
outright
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A spinning paper plane