Performance Task 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.