Key Women & Figures
This woman was the first African American woman to earn her pilot’s license.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
How many siblings did Bessie Coleman have?
What is 12?
What does precaution mean?
An action taken to avoid possible danger.
The primary author’s purpose of Women in Aviation is to ______.
Inform readers about women and African Americans overcoming prejudice in aviation.
What is denotation?
A word’s literal meaning or definition
This woman was the first American woman to become a licensed pilot.
Who is Harriet Quimby?
What college did Bessie Coleman attend for one semester before running out of money?
What is an Oklahoma college?
Which vocabulary word means “to overwhelm with a great amount of something”?
What is inundate?
Why do the authors include Harriet Quimby’s quote, “Flying is easier than voting”?
To highlight inequality and support the theme of discrimination.
What is connotation?
The feelings or ideas associated with a word.
This woman made her first solo balloon flight in 1805 and was later named official aeronaut by Napoleon.
Who is Sophie Blanchard?
Why did Bessie Coleman go to France to learn how to fly?
Because racial prejudice was less restrictive there than in America.
Which word best describes rules that limit freedom or opportunity?
What is restrictive?
How does including both success and tragedy (like the deaths of Quimby and Coleman) support the authors’ purpose?
It shows the risks and challenges early aviators faced.
Which word has a stronger positive connotation: determined or serious?
Determined.
This Wright sibling did not fly but played a major role in supporting the invention of the airplane.
Who is Katherine Wright?
Who was Bessie Coleman’s aviation instructor?
Who is Tony Fokker
An organized public show or presentation is called a(n) _______.
What is an exhibition?
How did authors develop their purpose (informing) throughout the text?
By sharing historical facts, examples, and personal stories of women overcoming barriers.
The word thrilled is used to describe how audiences reacted to Bessie Coleman’s performances. Why did the authors choose this word instead of liked?
Because thrilled has a stronger positive connotation and shows excitement and admiration.
This person is often credited as the first African American to fly an airplane in combat.
Who is Eugene Jacques Bullard?
Why did Bessie Coleman want to start an aviation school after returning to the United States?
To create opportunities for African Americans because they were excluded from aviation training.
In the sentence “She thrilled audiences,” is the connotation of thrilled positive or negative?
Positive
What are the four types of authors purpose?
-to inform / explain
-to persuade
-to entertain
-to express feelings/emotions
Why do authors carefully choose words with positive or negative connotations in informational texts?
To shape how readers feel about the topic and support their purpose.