Detail the characteristics of activities that might be defined as critical literacy. How do some characters in YA books you are reading live out characteristics of these critical literacy actions and interactions? Add the characters' names and actions to your concept map.

Courtney

Jasmine

Margaret

Nate

power relationships

teen protagonist gaining agency, voice, and power

police

justice system

gang violence

whites vs. others

Monster - Steve

Ghost Boys - Jerome

On the Come Up - Bri

On the Come Up - Aunt Pooh

Long Way Down - Will

On the Come Up - Bri

Ghost Boys -Sarah & Jerome

On the Come Up - Bri

Long Way Down - Will

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian - Arnold

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian - Arnold

The Fault in Our Stars - Hazel Grace

protagonist wanting/gaining control of their future

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter - Julia

Desires to leave her family and attend college outside of Chicago, though that isn't what "perfect Mexican daughters" do

"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" - Francie

desires an education despite many obstacles (money, lack of high school education, time)

struggles with mental health

"I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" - Julia

self-harm, suicide attempt

"Perks of Being a Wallflower" - Charlie

depression/anxiety, coping with trauma, coming to terms with another's suicide

"Impulse" - All three main characters

each of the three characters have attempted suicide and are in a therapy program for recovery; each come from different backgrounds

social hierarchy

Nancy Drew Mystery Series: The Secret of the Old Clock - Carolyn Keene (1930)

The Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure - Franklin W. Dixon (1927)

The Crossover - Kwame Alexander (2014)

Farmers

Police

Middle Class Families

Farmers

Josh (JB)

to be mocked; lazy even!

bumbling; ineffective

respectable; wants kids to go to college and become some type of professional

Police

Upper Class Families

greedy; "gamble" on stock market

salt to the earth, honorable

values can be gleaned from the social hierarchies that characters see of which they are a part and must navigate; how attitudes towards similar characters change over time is also fascinating; reflecting changing social values and cultural influences

competent

women

"there"; the boys' own mother isn't even given a name!

women

"boys without discipline end up in prison"

the protagonist! intelligent

starts on top of the pyramid but a poor choice lands him at the bottom

Police and Social Injustice

Group Directly Affected

Indirectly Affected

The Hate U Give- Starr and Khalil

The Hate U Give- Chris

Coming to terms with Mental Health and Physical Abuse

Ordinary Hazards- Nikki

Gaining Agency and Voice

The Harry Potter Series- Neville Longbottom

Gender Identi

Gender Identity

Middlesex- Callie