"Too Soon a Woman" by Dorothy Johnson Quiz, Analysis Worksheet, and Vocabulary Activities

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Facilitate reading comprehension and sharpen literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering Dorothy Johnson's short story "Too Soon a Woman," a narrative about the perils of frontier life. A plot-based quiz, a close reading inference worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will:

  • Read for literal comprehension

  • Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed

  • Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

  • Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices, narrative techniques, and choice of title

  • Describe tone in context

  • Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including foreshadowing, hyperbole, simile, and more

  • Conduct research, if needed, to answer a question about the intended effect of an allusion in context

  • Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence and sound reasoning

  • Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision

  • Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

Facilitate reading comprehension and sharpen literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering Dorothy Johnson's short story "Too Soon a Woman," a narrative about the perils of frontier life. A plot-based quiz, a close reading inference worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will:

  • Read for literal comprehension

  • Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed

  • Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

  • Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices, narrative techniques, and choice of title

  • Describe tone in context

  • Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including foreshadowing, hyperbole, simile, and more

  • Conduct research, if needed, to answer a question about the intended effect of an allusion in context

  • Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence and sound reasoning

  • Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision

  • Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

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Facilitate reading comprehension and sharpen literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering Dorothy Johnson's short story "Too Soon a Woman," a narrative about the perils of frontier life. A plot-based quiz, a close reading inference worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are provided.