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Too Soon a Womanby Dorothy M. Johnson

Introducing the Selection

Literary Focus: Motivation

Reading Skills: Summarizing

Feature Menu

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Too Soon a Womanby Dorothy M. Johnson

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Too Soon a Womanby Dorothy M. Johnson

What if you were left in the middle of nowhere

with children you hardly know

and nothing to eat?

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Too Soon a Womanby Dorothy M. Johnson

There is no game for hunting

no food for sharing.

Even the fish won’t bite.

What would you do?

no crop for harvesting

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Too Soon a Womanby Dorothy M. Johnson

Read how one young girl is forced to become “too soon a woman.”

It’s all up to Mary now. . .

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and Mary alone.

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Too Soon a WomanLiterary Focus: Motivation

As you read “Too Soon a Woman,” you will be asked to analyze motivation in the story. A character’s motivation is his or her reason for displaying a behavior.

Motivation answers the question why?

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Too Soon a WomanLiterary Focus: Motivation

Guess the motivations of the people in the photos below.

To save lives or property? To feel heroic?

To help children?To make a living?

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Too Soon a WomanLiterary Focus: Motivation

As you read “Too Soon a Woman,” ask yourself why the characters do what they do.

Do the characters’ actions make sense to you?

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Are their motivations clear right away, or only later in the story?

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Too Soon a WomanReading Skills: Summarizing

As you read “Too Soon a Woman,” practice summarizing.

When you summarize,

• identify the major characters

• describe the characters’ problems

• state the main events

• explain how the problems are resolved

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Too Soon a WomanReading Skills: Summarizing

Remember: A summary is a short restatement of the main events and ideas.

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Keep your summary simple—leave out minor details.

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Too Soon a Womanby Dorothy M. Johnson

The End