American History - Part III
Pre-Reading Cultural Context HF Ch 10-13
Since we are reading four more chapters from Hidden Figures this week and since there are a lot of references to historical events and periods in these chapters, I hope that you can take some time to watch these short videos to get an idea of these topics before you read about them in the story. You might already know about some of them, but it would be good to recall the subject in relation to our reader.
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Then click on CLOSED CAPTIONS to be able to read the Text of the spoken words.
There is a reference to The Emancipation Proclamation in the story. What is that?
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Mary Jackson volunteers with Girl Scouts groups. What are girl scouts?
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The president at the time of this story is Harry S. Truman. Here is a short overview of what he was like.
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World War II ended but the Cold War was starting. At this time, Americans were afraid of Communism and called this period the Red Scare. What was that all about?
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Virginia is in the Southern part of the US. This region of the US is very unique. It's important to know about this area of the US in order to better understand the story.
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Next we will explore another reading strategy - Annotating your text.