Read and annotate the text "What It Took To Be a NASA Computer" by Melinda Baldwin. Notice the
facts and details included in the article.
• Read and annotate the excerpt from Hidden Figures
noticing the literary elements used. Pay close
attention to the details in "What It Took To Be a
NASA Computer" that are also included in both the
article and the excerpt from Hidden Figures.
• Reread "What It Took To Be a NASA Computer." This
time consider the literary elements in the excerpt
from Hidden Figures.
• Write a short description of the literary elements the
author uses in the excerpt from Hidden Figures and
explain why the literary elements help the reader
understand the facts presented in "What It Took To
Be a NASA Computer." Be specific. Think about how
the text makes connections among and distinctions
between individuals and events.