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.

Which modifier is misplaced within the passage? choose the best answer. it took me longer than normal to walk to school today because i stopped to make a wish. i wished for happiness at the fountain. i'm not sure if my wish will come true, but i sure hope it does!

Time is not always change. time can also mean continuity, and it can mean keeping acknowledged truths in mind despite differences in circumstances. there is no better example of this in things fall apart than the retellings of the proverb about the bird named eneke, the language in both retellings is almost identical despite the length of time that has passed between their repetitions. in comparing the usages of the same proverb, achebe allows his readers to note the similarities and differences between the situations, and he them understand how this story can be applied to their own lives.

Read the sentence. the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing only about the same as a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be printed and still look good, it made loads of money. which best revises this sentence to create a more formal style and tone? *the great wave was as cheap as buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made and still look great, people started making piles of money. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing about the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look exquisite, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave cost next to nothing, practically the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look awesome, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, similar to buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made that still looked amazing, those who sold it made tons of money.