One Plastic Bag

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Name: ___________________

One Plastic Bag: Comprehension

1. What does Isatou use to carry fruit at the beginning of the story?
a. A plastic bag
b. A box
c. A palm-leaf basket

2. Why does Isatou leave the basket on the ground?

a. She doesn’t mind littering
b. She thinks it will crumble and mix into the ground
c. She thinks someone else will come pick it up.

3. Why does Isatou leave the broken plastic bag on the ground?
a. There’s nowhere else to put it.
b. She thinks it will crumble and mix into the ground
c. She is planning to pick it up later.

4. Which event makes Isatou realize that the plastic bags are a problem?
a. No one wants to live in the village because it’s so dirty.
b. Goats aren’t having babies because of the plastic bags.
c. Goats are dying in the village because they ate plastic bags.

5. How do Isatou and her friends fix the problem?

a. They crochet the plastic bags into purses.
b. They pick up all the bags and throw them away.
c. They tell people to stop using plastic bags.
Name: ___________________

One Plastic Bag: Comprehension

1. What does Isatou use to carry fruit at the beginning of the story?
a. A plastic bag
b. A box
c. A palm-leaf basket

2. Why does Isatou leave the basket on the ground?

a. She doesn’t mind littering
b. She thinks it will crumble and mix into the ground
c. She thinks someone else will come pick it up.

3. Why does Isatou leave the broken plastic bag on the ground?
a. There’s nowhere else to put it.
b. She thinks it will crumble and mix into the ground
c. She is planning to pick it up later.

4. Which event makes Isatou realize that the plastic bags are a problem?
a. No one wants to live in the village because it’s so dirty.
b. Goats aren’t having babies because of the plastic bags.
c. Goats are dying in the village because they ate plastic bags.

5. How do Isatou and her friends fix the problem?

a. They crochet the plastic bags into purses.
b. They pick up all the bags and throw them away.
c. They tell people to stop using plastic bags.
Name: ___________________

One Plastic Bag: Guided Summary

Isatou lived in ____________.

Everyone left _________ bags on the
ground because there was nowhere else to
put them. Isatou barely noticed the trash
until goats started eating the ________
and dying. Isatou knew she needed to solve
the problem. She and her friends learned
how to __________ the bags into
_____________. They sold them at the
city market. Isatou made
enough money to buy a new
___________!
Name: ___________________

One Plastic Bag: Guided Summary

Gambia
Isatou lived in ____________.
plastic
Everyone left _________ bags on the
ground because there was nowhere else to
put them. Isatou barely noticed the trash
bags
until goats started eating the ________
and dying. Isatou knew she needed to solve
the problem. She and her friends learned
crochet
how to __________ the bags into
purses
_____________. They sold them at the
city market. Isatou made
enough money to buy a new
goat
___________!
Name: ___________________
Word Bank: plastic die bags money
One Plastic Bag Summary Gambia purses crochet goat

Isatou lived in ____________. Everyone left _________

bags on the ground because there was nowhere else to put them.
Isatou barely noticed the trash until goats started eating the
______, causing them to _______. Isatou knew she needed to
solve the problem. She and her friends learned how to
__________ the bags into _____________. They sold them at
the city market. Isatou made enough __________ to buy a new
________!

Name: ___________________
Word Bank: plastic die bags money
One Plastic Bag Summary Gambia purses crochet goat

Isatou lived in ____________. Everyone left _________

bags on the ground because there was nowhere else to put them.
Isatou barely noticed the trash until goats started eating the
______, causing them to _______. Isatou knew she needed to
solve the problem. She and her friends learned how to
__________ the bags into _____________. They sold them at
the city market. Isatou made enough __________ to buy a new
________!
 KEY
Name: ___________________
Word Bank: plastic die bags money
One Plastic Bag Summary Gambia purses crochet goat

Gambia
Isatou lived in ____________. plastic
Everyone left _________
bags on the ground because there was nowhere else to put them.
Isatou barely noticed the trash until goats started eating the
______, die
bags causing them to _______. Isatou knew she needed to
solve the problem. She and her friends learned how to
crochet the bags into _____________.
__________ purses They sold them at
money
the city market. Isatou made enough __________ to buy a new
goat
________!
Name: ___________________

Isatou’s Action Plan

1. What problem did Isatou want to fix in her community?
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2. What was her plan?

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3. Who did she recruit to help her?

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4. What skills did she need to learn?

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4. What other materials did she need to make her plan work?
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5. What was the result of her actions?

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Name: ___________________

My Action Plan
1. What problem do you want to fix in your community?
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2. What is your plan for solving the problem?

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3. Who will you need to help you?

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4. What skills will you need to learn?

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4. What other materials will you need to make your plan work?
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5. What is the result you hope to achieve?

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