businesses kept making more and more plastic

p.25 What does Moore mean when he says "now we know better?"

now that we know about the harm plastic causes, we are more bothered by it

What is the effect of the author listing all the uses of plastic in on page 22 "with the first artificial heart"...

plastic had become popular ; and how it affected almost all aspects of life

Lesson 9, Chapter 2 of Trash Vortex is about...

author's purpose, point-of-view, 2 central ideas, pictures, and graphics

p.24 A Social History of Trash-How did people treat plastic differently than other materials, and why?

not reusing plastic- it "sometimes became cheaper to buy new plastic"...

The author's purpose in writing Beginning in the 1950s, plastics trickled and then flooded into everyday life is to...

Inform the reader how plastic shapes modern life.

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Chapter 2- Trash Vortex, Author's Purpose, Central Ideas Development, Author's Point-of-View

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I can analyze an author's purpose, 2 or more central ideas in a text, the author's point-of-view, and how they author distinguishes their position from that of others through guiding questions and BIG IDEAS. I can understand the criteria for an effective argument and create an infographic which promotes my argument that we should recycle plastic in order to protect our water and wildlife.

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Answers

1
Cellulose is a cell disease
True
False
2
After the war...
Plastic production declined
plastic became more expensive
businesses kept making more and more plastic
plastic was replaced with glass
3
p.25 What does Moore mean when he says "now we know better?"
now that we know about the harm plastic causes, we are more bothered by it
We know how to recycle plastic and make better things than in 1950.
We know what a blessing it is to have reusable plastic.
Now we know better how to reuse plastic containers in our homes.
4
Throwing away plastic
was cheaper than buying new plastic
became abnormal
became normal
was a trend
5
Plastic
pollutes our world
lives forever
means moldable
all of the above
6
Plastics were not used in World War II
True
False
7
The first modern plastic, Bakelite was made by...
Leo Baekeland
Charles Goodyear
Betty Crocker
Uncle Ben
8
What is the effect of the author listing all the uses of plastic in on page 22 "with the first artificial heart"...
plastic had become popular ; and how it affected almost all aspects of life
to describe the process of making plastic
to provide a history of plastic
to show that plastic is harmful to the environment
9
wood fibers called cellulose when mixed with nitric acid, make cheap combs, buttons, and silverware handles
False
True
10
Chemist Charles Goodyear discovered how to make rubber...
bend
weatherproof
in different colors
in his laboratory
11
cellulose is
wood fibers
a mobile phone brand
a skin disorder
a disease
12
The process of making plastic begins with extracting oil from underground...
True
False
13
Lesson 9, Chapter 2 of Trash Vortex is about...
vacationers polluting the ocean
author's purpose, point-of-view, 2 central ideas, pictures, and graphics
Sponge Bob
Captain Planet
14
benign means
a tumor
cancerous
a harmful substance
not harmful
15
p.39 Plastic started
decomposing
turning into microplastic
becoming less expensive
piling up in waterways
16
inert means not being able to act or move (inertia- Science Connection:Physics)
True
False
17
p.24 A Social History of Trash-How did people treat plastic differently than other materials, and why?
The recylced, rewashed and reused the plastic more than we do today.
They burned plastic in bonfires.
not reusing plastic- it "sometimes became cheaper to buy new plastic"...
They repaired their old plastic.
18
The author's purpose in writing Beginning in the 1950s, plastics trickled and then flooded into everyday life is to...
Provide statistics about plastic use to make their argument credible.
Sound educated so their reader will believe them.
Persuade the reader to recycle, reuse and reduce plastic.
Inform the reader how plastic shapes modern life.

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Chapter 2- Trash Vortex, Author's Purpose, Central Ideas Development, Author's Point-of-View

18 termsStudBud Administration525 plays

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Questions 18

Answers

1
Cellulose is a cell disease
True
False
2
After the war...
Plastic production declined
plastic became more expensive
businesses kept making more and more plastic
plastic was replaced with glass
3
p.25 What does Moore mean when he says "now we know better?"
now that we know about the harm plastic causes, we are more bothered by it
We know how to recycle plastic and make better things than in 1950.
We know what a blessing it is to have reusable plastic.
Now we know better how to reuse plastic containers in our homes.
4
Throwing away plastic
was cheaper than buying new plastic
became abnormal
became normal
was a trend
5
Plastic
pollutes our world
lives forever
means moldable
all of the above
6
Plastics were not used in World War II
True
False
7
The first modern plastic, Bakelite was made by...
Leo Baekeland
Charles Goodyear
Betty Crocker
Uncle Ben
8
What is the effect of the author listing all the uses of plastic in on page 22 "with the first artificial heart"...
plastic had become popular ; and how it affected almost all aspects of life
to describe the process of making plastic
to provide a history of plastic
to show that plastic is harmful to the environment
9
wood fibers called cellulose when mixed with nitric acid, make cheap combs, buttons, and silverware handles
False
True
10
Chemist Charles Goodyear discovered how to make rubber...
bend
weatherproof
in different colors
in his laboratory
11
cellulose is
wood fibers
a mobile phone brand
a skin disorder
a disease
12
The process of making plastic begins with extracting oil from underground...
True
False
13
Lesson 9, Chapter 2 of Trash Vortex is about...
vacationers polluting the ocean
author's purpose, point-of-view, 2 central ideas, pictures, and graphics
Sponge Bob
Captain Planet
14
benign means
a tumor
cancerous
a harmful substance
not harmful
15
p.39 Plastic started
decomposing
turning into microplastic
becoming less expensive
piling up in waterways
16
inert means not being able to act or move (inertia- Science Connection:Physics)
True
False
17
p.24 A Social History of Trash-How did people treat plastic differently than other materials, and why?
The recylced, rewashed and reused the plastic more than we do today.
They burned plastic in bonfires.
not reusing plastic- it "sometimes became cheaper to buy new plastic"...
They repaired their old plastic.
18
The author's purpose in writing Beginning in the 1950s, plastics trickled and then flooded into everyday life is to...
Provide statistics about plastic use to make their argument credible.
Sound educated so their reader will believe them.
Persuade the reader to recycle, reuse and reduce plastic.
Inform the reader how plastic shapes modern life.