Cynsations

Jingle Dancer: Comprehension Questions

Knowledge

  • Explain what a jingle does.
  • Identify the characters who help Jenna prepare for the powwow.

Comprehension

  • Describe what happens in the story in your own words.
  • Retell why each character can’t dance at the powwow.

Application

  • What can you learn from the way Jenna solved her problem?
  • What did you learn about Jenna’s family and community more broadly?

Analysis

  • Examine where each of the characters live. What do they have in their home that you have in yours?

Synthesis

  • What events are important in your family each year? In what ways do you prepare for them?

Evaluation

  • What do you suppose happens after the powwow?
  • Which scene of the book is your favorite? Why?