What event changed your

understanding of yourself or that of

someone you know?
 The Medicine Bag
Genre :Realistic fiction
objectives: Read and analyze how authors express point of view.
 Read the title
“The Medicine Bag”

 look at the picture and answer the following

The author could have titled the
Story” grandpa” or “Grandpa visit“,
 Why she picked this particular title ,and why the title is
so appropriate for the story?
 Itrepresents the act of creativity, or embellishment, to make a
story more interesting.
Can you guess What is in the medicine
bag?
Is it an ordinary bag like that we use ?
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 Summary
In “The Medicine Bag” by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, Martin’s Lakota grandfather
comes to live with his family. Martin is worried that, in person, his grandfather will not
impress his friends as much as the stories he’s told about him. He also doesn’t feel
ready for his grandfather to pass down a family tradition to him. But both his friends
and his grandfather see more nuance than he expects.
Insight “The Medicine Bag” is a thoughtful, humane story about cultural understanding.
Martin’s friends are impressed by his grandfather even though he doesn’t look like TV
images of Native Americans. His grandfather understands that it wouldn’t be
appropriate for Martin to wear the medicine bag everywhere. Indeed, the quest story his
grandfather tells involves bringing Western things, symbolized by the piece of the iron
pot, into Lakota tradition.
Vocabulary
 Lakota people pebble

 la
Close Reading
While reading questions:

What makes grandpa sounds glamorous to the

narrator’s friends?

They picture him as a character from TV. or movies the

narrator admits to exaggerating in stories he told his friends
about grandpa
 How did the grandson feel when
grandpa come? Why?

He was ashamed and embarrassed because of his grandpa’s

appearance and behavior. He thinks others will make fun of
him
What happens when grandpa
arrives at Martin’s house ?

He faints
Where did grandpa come from ?

The reservation
Why does grandpa want Martin to
have the medicine bag ?

Because it passed down to sons in the family.

What is in the medicine bag?
And what does Martine add to it at the end of
the story ?

A piece of iron ,pebble (stone)from butte ,a piece of sacred

sage. Martin adds more sacred sage .
 After reading

Connect the story to essential question,

(What milestone on path of growing up?)

This story explores an important milestone in a young native

American boy’s life .the passing of the medicine bag symbolizes
maturity ,reconciling oneself to one’s family history and loss of
beloved relative
Analyze text : central idea ; pride one’s
culture, respect for elderly ,accepting
difficult responsibilities

Analyze craft and structure: symbolism ; The medicine Bag represent

tradition ,bag’s contents are symbolic objects found by ancestors
vision quest ,symbol for Lakota tradition. The sage represents the
main character’s contrition to the tradition of medicine bag
Writing :

 Write three sentences summary of “The Medicine Bag”

 SEARCH Lakota Indian
 Sage , write a brief report on this plant (history,
uses ,attach some images