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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 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
1

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...

1

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

Sentence Starter:
The author thinks the face of science was brown because...

1

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...

1

What was the purpose of NACA?

I think the purpose of NACA is...

1

What made Dorothy Vaughan a pioneer?
pioneer : a person who originates a new line of thought or activity

1

In addition to intelligence and hard work, what made the accomplishments of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden remarkable?

1

Why was World War II beneficial to many African Americans?

Part 3 - Breakout Room Work :)
Please complete with a PARTNER!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MgfQMoaYkYNQn8-O6kO_FxFkyCgkwVFT/view?usp=sharing
2

What are some things 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

How does the author FEEL about the women? (his point of view)