Knowledge Unit 11: Lesson 6

4. What is a barrier?

• 4. a law, a rule, or a problem that makes something difficult or even impossible to do

• A fun game to play with friends

• A boring book to read at home

4. What barrier did Dr. Jemison have to overcome to become an astronaut?

• She did not have any barriers she had to overcome

• 4. No other African American woman before her ever achieved this dream

• She was worried she would not be famous for her work

What does theme mean?

• The characters in the story

• The setting of the story

• The message or lesson in the story

What other story have we read with the same theme?

• 4. The Astronaut with a Song for the Stars

• Cinderella

• My name is Gabito

0. Dr. Mae Jemison overcome barriers to become the first African American female astronaut.

• Yes

• No