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