Dear Parents and Guardians,
Our new unit will introduce your students to Mary Winston Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Katherine Johnson. They are the women who inspired the book and the movie Hidden Figures. We will read, analyze, discuss, and debate their stories from a variety of angles. In addition to learning about the contributions of these women during their time at NASA, we will also discuss the challenges they endured as a result of the Jim Crow laws that were being enforced and the discrimination they faced.
Through discussion and debate your students will have the opportunity to form their own thoughts and opinions about these topics. They will also learn how to respectfully engage in civil discourse and learn how to express their points of view in an appropriate way.
Best,
Ms. Bex
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