Main Idea
What is the main idea?
African American women were successful mathematicians at Langley.
What is a pronoun?
How a person/thing is referred to: he/him, they/them, she/her, that, those
What does segregation mean?
When people are unfairly separated because of who they are.
What is a prediction?
Before we know what is happening, what we think will happen.
What was happening in the world at the time of this story?
WWII
The author's main idea is hinted at through organization by...
a. highlighting achievements
b. explaining computers
c. background information
d. focusing on different employees
c. background information
What is a pronoun-antecedent agreement?
When the amount and the pronoun match.
What does hostile mean?
Angry and unfriendly
The “WANTED: Female Mathematicians” section of the text helps readers predict that...
a. they will continue to include women
b. they won't need computers anymore
c. segregation will continue even when society changes
d. black women will completely dominate the field
a. they will continue to include women
What was important about the women working at Langley?
They were the first black women to work there, the eyes of the world were on them
How does the author organize "Hidden Figures"?
She skips around in time to explain key events and provide historical background.
Which is an example of the correct use of a pronoun-antecedent agreement?
a. The women at Langley Laboratory were pioneers in the scientific field, and she made a significant impact on her.
b. The women at Langley Laboratory were pioneers in the scientific field, and they made a significant impact on her.
c. The women at Langley Laboratory were pioneers in the scientific field, and they made a significant impact on it.
c. The women at Langley Laboratory were pioneers in the scientific field, and they made a significant impact on it.
What does disturbance mean?
an interruption of flow
Predict how the African American women will feel in the workplace when they're working at Langley... (hint: think about the fact that segregation was still a thing)
The environment these women face will make their work difficult.
Why was the mission President Roosevelt gave the NACA important?
African Americans were hired for positions typically only held by white people.
What was the working condition at Langely like for these women?
Segregated
What is the tone of "Hidden Figures"?
Acceptance, Admiration, or Hesitation
Admiration
What does admiration mean?
To look up to someone or something
What is the biggest tool that helps us with predicting a historical text right now?
Knowing history!
What happened after the American aircraft industry made more planes than Germany...?
a. Civil Rights leaders encourage the hiring of African Americans.
b. Black mathematicians work in separate spaces at Langley.
c. Engineers create wind tunnels to test military airplanes.
d. Computers are needed to turn raw data into something useful.
d. Computers are needed to turn raw data into something useful.
Think about how the women were treated compared to the men.
Who was NOT given the title "Mathematician"?
The female mathematicians
Why does the author use SECTIONS?
The author divides the selection into three different sections to familiarize readers with information that helps explain why adding women mathematicians to the engineering team at Langley Laboratory was a special occurrence.
In "Hidden Figures", what does NACA stand for?
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Female mathematicians had worked at Langley since?
1935, a few years before the start of WWII