AWomanofActionbyJaneBuxtonPAIREDREADGusGarcíaTakesonTexasBiographySTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotographyCredit:Underwood&Underwood/CORBIS**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:SummarizeSkill:Author’sPointofViewVocabularyStrategyPrefixesandSuffixesVocabularyanticipation,defy,entitled,neutral,outspoken,reserved,sought,unequalELLVocabularyattitude,considerate,inspiredContentStandardsSocialStudiesCivicsandGovernmentWordCount:1,401**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119135-2MHID:0-02-119135-2PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110AWomanofActionbyJaneBuxtonbybybyJJJanananeeeBuBuBuPAIREDREADChapter1EarlyYears....................................2Chapter2AddamsTakesAction..........................6Chapter3ChangingtheWorld..........................10RespondtoReading..........................15GusGarcíaTakesonTexas.........16Glossary/Index...............................19FocusonSocialStudies........................20EssentialQuestionWhatcanpeopledotobringaboutapositivechange?LibraryofCongressPrints&PhotographsDivision[LC-DIG-ggbain-18848]Fromayoungage,Janewantedtomakeadifferenceintheworld.Chapter1Haveyoueverthoughtaboutwhatyouwanttodowithyourlife?JaneAddamsthoughtaboutthisalot.Janewasbornin1860inCedarville,Illinois.HermotherdiedwhenJanewastwoandahalfyearsold.Jane’sfather,JohnAddams,ownedseveralbusinesses.Hewasastatesenatorfrom1854to1870.Hewasalsoaphilanthropist,apersonwhohelpsothers.2W.B.White,Freeport,Ill.;JaneAddamsPapersProjectJaneadmiredherfather.Hetaughthertobekindandconsiderate.Jane’...