Annotate means to add notes to and propose an idea,
so I would read the text and add a couple of questions or ideas in the margin then I would write down any questions I had and if I found the answer I would circle it in the text
<em><u>( I hope this helps I edited it and added my own ) </u></em>
The theme here is that his daughter has changed because of her friends. She became closer to them than her father and spends more time with them than him. The narrator wants to correct this that is why he wants to talk to her.