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#16 Prologue and Chapter 1

Last updated over 4 years ago
15 questions
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?
Part 1 - Pre-Read Work
Complete when Ms. Brewer asks you to :)
1

What are parts of this book that are new to you?

1

What is an index?

1

What is a prologue?

1

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
2

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

2

Why did the narrator assume the face of science was brown?

Answers found in Prologue:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12ROLRN3l0Rw0gk5wI3hRijuIYS6kMhtp

2

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

1

What was the purpose of NACA?

Answers found in Ch. 1:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12ROLRN3l0Rw0gk5wI3hRijuIYS6kMhtp

2

What made Dorothy Vaughan a pioneer?

Answers found in Ch. 1:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12ROLRN3l0Rw0gk5wI3hRijuIYS6kMhtp

1

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

2

Why was World War II beneficial to many African Americans?

Answers found in Ch. 1:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12ROLRN3l0Rw0gk5wI3hRijuIYS6kMhtp

Part 3
2

What are some experiences and/or attributes that Dorothy, Mary, Katherine, and Christine have in common?

2

Why do you think these women are called “hidden figures”?

2

Why were the accomplishments of these women especially remarkable for their time?

2

What is the author’s point of view toward these women? (How does the author FEEL about the women?)