(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?
Part 1 - Pre-Read Work
Complete when Ms. Brewer asks you to :)
Question 1
1.
What are parts of this book that are new to you?
Question 2
2.
What is an index?
Question 3
3.
What is a prologue?
Question 4
4.
What are source notes?
Part 2 - While Reading Work
Please complete with the 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
Question 5
5.
What does the author mean by “the face of science”?
Does the author mean that this person will literally be the face of science (be on posters)?
Sentence Starter:
The author means...
Question 6
6.
Why did the narrator think the face of science was brown?
Sentence Starter:
The author thinks the face of science was brown because...
Question 7
7.
Why does the narrator feel that the African American women working as mathematicians at NASA should be celebrated?
Sentence Starter:
The narrator feels that African American women working at NASA should be celebrated because...
Question 8
8.
What was the purpose of NACA?
I think the purpose of NACA is...
Question 9
9.
What made Dorothy Vaughan a pioneer?
pioneer : a person who originates a new line of thought or activity
Question 10
10.
In addition to intelligence and hard work, what made the accomplishments of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden remarkable?
Question 11
11.
Why was World War II beneficial to many African Americans?