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a Nonfiction Text: Hidden Figures
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Read the excerpt from Hidden Figures
Building an airplane was nothing compared to
shepherding research through Langley's grueling
review process. "Present your case, build it, sell it so
they believe it that was the Langley way. The author
of a NACA document-a technical report was the most
comprehensive and exacting, a technical memorandum
slightly less formal-faced a firing squad of four or five
people, chosen for their expertise in the topic.
Read Mariana's summary of the excerpt.
The process of reviewing research at Langley was
intense; authors of both important and unimportant
documents had to defend their work before a panel of
experts.
Which summarizing mistake does Mariana make?
She includes unimportant details.
She does not use her own words.
She includes personal opinions.
O She misrepresents the author's ideas.
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