Vocab
Use the word pelt in a sentence.
The rain pelted Isatou as she walked home from the market.
If it starts to rain then when Isatou is walking with her basket...
Isatou's palm leaf basket breaks.
What happened to grandma's goats.
Grandma's goats became sick and started to die because they ate the plastic bags.
How did the people react when they saw the women taking all of the bags?
They laughed at them and called them dirty.
Sentence or Fragment?
She dropped is still there.
What is a fragment?
Grandmother emerges from her kitchen hut. What does emerge mean?
come out of hiding
If the handle on Isatou's plastic bag breaks then...
She drops it on the ground and picks up a new one.
What do they create from the plastic bags?
They create purses and wallets.
Why did Isatou's grandma frown when she saw the plastic bag Isatou brought home?
She knew that the plastic bags were not good for the village because they caused pollution.
Sentence or Fragment?
Goats died.
What is a sentence?
Goats forage through the trash for food. What does forage mean?
search
If the goats start eating the plastic bags all over town then...
the goats will get sick and die.
What happens when Isatou's basket breaks.
She drops it on the ground and picks up a plastic bag she finds.
Why does Isatou drop the plastic bag on the ground when it breaks?
She thinks it will mix with the ground and then picks a new plastic bag she finds.
Sentence or fragment?
The butcher is speaking in a low voice.
What is a sentence?
Rain drums on the creaking roof. What does drums mean?
beating down
If Isatou and her friends learn to crochet with plastic bags then...
Isatou and her friends wiil make purses out of the plastic bags.
What is the setting of the story?
Africa, Gambia
How did Isatou solve the problem?
She decided to recycle the old plastic bags into purses and wallets.
Name a word that has the ui sound in it.
What is fruit, juice, suit, etc.
Use the word plucks in a sentence.
Isatou plucked the plastic bags out of the pile on the ground.
If the women sell the purses and continue to make more then...
Isatou's home will become clean of the plastic bags.
What is the first thing the women do with the plastic bags?
They wash them.
Why does Isastou say she knows too much to ignore it?
She has learned the negative impact of the plastic bags on her village.
What is the meaning of colorful?