Directions:
Explore your new "Hidden Figures" book!
(If you don't have "Hidden Figures" the book yet, please open THIS LINK and explore the digital book)
Think about:
- What do you SEE?
- What do you WONDER?
- What does it make you THINK about?
What are parts of this book that are new to you?
What is an index?
What is a prologue?
What are source notes?
Part 2 - While Reading Work
Please complete withthe class
Vocabulary:
segregation (page 2): the separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group
heralded (page 2): announced or made public
pioneer (page 6): a person who originates a new line of thought or activity
discrimination (page 7): the act or practice of treating a person unfairly based on personal bias
deprived (page 8): being kept from possessing, enjoying, or using something
What does the author mean by “the face of science”?
Is this literal or figurative language?
literal = this person's face will be on posters
figurative = this is what a scientist looks like
Answers found in Prologue:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12ROLRN3l0Rw0gk5wI3hRijuIYS6kMhtp
Why did the narrator assume the face of science was brown?
Answers found in Prologue:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12ROLRN3l0Rw0gk5wI3hRijuIYS6kMhtp
Why does the narrator feel as though the contributions of the African American women working as mathematicians at NASA should be celebrated?
Answers found in Prologue:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12ROLRN3l0Rw0gk5wI3hRijuIYS6kMhtp
What was the purpose of NACA?
Answers found in Ch. 1:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12ROLRN3l0Rw0gk5wI3hRijuIYS6kMhtp
What made Dorothy Vaughan a pioneer?
Answers found in Ch. 1:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12ROLRN3l0Rw0gk5wI3hRijuIYS6kMhtp
In addition to intelligence and hard work, what made the accomplishments of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden remarkable?
Answers found in Ch. 1:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12ROLRN3l0Rw0gk5wI3hRijuIYS6kMhtp
Why was World War II beneficial to many African Americans?
Answers found in Ch. 1:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12ROLRN3l0Rw0gk5wI3hRijuIYS6kMhtp
What are some experiences and/or attributes that Dorothy, Mary, Katherine, and Christine have in common?
Why do you think these women are called “hidden figures”?
Why were the accomplishments of these women especially remarkable for their time?
What is the author’s point of view toward these women? (How does the author FEEL about the women?)