Banning Plastic Bags
Discussion Starters
High 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.
Focus
topic-based
4-skills
nations vs. nationalities
environment
consumerism
interpretive
productive
interactive
Vocabulary
convenience
clog
ban
disposal
devastating
invoke
scrap
enforce
mandatory
outright