The Medicine Bag Review Game

Based on the sentence below, what is the definition of wearily?

Then I got mad when I saw how the yippy dogs were growling and nipping at the old man’s baggy pant legs and how wearily he poked them away with his cane. “Stupid mutts,” I said as I ran to rescue Grandpa.

• in a courageous way

• in a worried manner

• in a tired way

• in a frustrated way

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4A

Based on the sentence below, what is the best definition of straggled?

I saw how his gray hair straggled from under his big black hat, which had a drooping feather in its crown.

• hung in messy strands

• hung in neat strands

• hung in a decorated manner

• hung in an unusual way

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4A

Based on the sentence below, what is the best definition of fatigue?

 I tried to pull my hand away when l felt his bony hand trembling and then looked up to see fatigue in his face. I felt like crying. I couldn’t think of anything to say so I picked up Grandpa’s suitcase, took his arm, and guided him up the driveway to our house.

• excitement

• joy

• exhaustion

• exuberance

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4A

Based on the sentence, what is the best definition of frail?

He was so skinny and frail that his coat slipped off easily.

• strong

• weak

• worried

• lazy

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4B

Based on the sentence, what is the best definition of sheepishly?

Soon after we visited him, Grandpa decided that he would like to see where his only living descendants lived and what our home was like. Besides, he admitted sheepishly, he was lonesome after we left.

• embarrassingly

• convincingly

• decidedly

• proudly

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4A

What is symbolism?

• A personal struggle or problem and how it is resolved.

• The feeling a reader gets from a story.

• The representation of ideas through objects, words, and actions.

• The author's personal opinion on a topic.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.8.5A

Symbolism: What does the medicine bag represent?

• It represents that Martin is now a man.

• Represents death and sorrow.

• Represents how traditions are passed down through families.

• Represent how difficult Grandpa’s life and journey have been.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

Symbolism: What does Grandpa's clothing of the deer-hide vest, moccasins, & hat with a feather represent?

• It represents an  outward sign of Grandpa’s Lakota culture & how he continues the “old ways”.

• It represents Grandpa's stubbornness with society and is a reflection of his dislike of government.

• Represents how traditions are passed down through families.

• Represent how difficult Grandpa’s life and journey have been.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

Symbolism: What does Martin's trip to the Reservation at the end of the story represent?

• Represents that Grandpa has passed away and that Martin is embracing his Lakota culture.

• Represents how in different places our clothing can be seen as “normal” or “different".

• Represents how traditions are passed down through families.

• Represent how difficult Grandpa’s life and journey have been.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.9

What happened to Grandpa's son?

• He moved away from the family because he chose not to take the medicine bag and was never heard from again.

• He was offered the medicine bag, but he didn't want to lose it and was killed in war.

• He had a falling out with his dad and doesn't talk to him anymore.

• He tried to steal the medicine bag and now Grandpa won't talk to him.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A