Exploring Annotations in 'The Medicine Bag'

What is the primary purpose of making annotations in a text?

• To practice handwriting

• To mark key vocabulary, text, and ideas for future reference

• To make the text look colorful

• To impress the teacher

Which symbol is used to indicate a key idea in a text?

• Question mark

• Asterisk

• Exclamation mark

• Circle

What does a question mark symbolize when annotating a text?

• A key idea

• Something you love

• An unfamiliar word

• A question or something not understood

Why is it important to use dotted lines in annotations?

• To highlight important sentences

• To separate different sections of the text

• To connect clue words to words you are trying to understand

• To make the text look neat

What should you do if you come across an unfamiliar word while annotating?

• Ignore it

• Circle it and look up its meaning

• Underline it

• Highlight the entire sentence

What effect does the repetition of the word 'time' create in the text from the workbook?

• It highlights the importance of the character

• It makes the text longer

• It stresses the Lakota belief in doing things only when the time is right

• It confuses the reader

Why might an author reveal two sides of a character's personality?

• To show the character as a real human being with different traits

• To make the character seem unrealistic

• To confuse the reader

• To make the story longer

What is the first step in the best advice for reading well?

• Read the story for the first time to understand it

• Make annotations

• Discuss the story with classmates

• Highlight unknown words

What should you do after making annotations for the first time?

• Forget about the text

• Re-read the story to unlock layers of meaning

• Erase the annotations

• Highlight the entire text

What is the purpose of the annotation guide on page R1?

• To provide a glossary of terms

• To list all the characters in the story

• To give ideas on how to annotate the text

• To provide a summary of the text