Character Connections
She is Jade’s best friend from her neighborhood who loves Black history and poetry.
Who is Lee Lee?
What is this 7-minute writing and sharing routine starts every single reading class.
What is a Do Now?
From the Latin root navigare, this word describes how Jade "sails" through her two different worlds
What is Navigate?
This is the big question we return to all summer: "What does it mean to truly ___ somewhere?
What is belong?
Jade attends this elite private school on a full scholarship.
What is St. Francis?
This mentor is often distracted by her phone or her boyfriend, Jon, and missed Jade's birthday brunch.
Who is Maxine?
This is the 1–2 minute part of class where the teacher gives you a compelling reason to care about the day's reading. (Hint ALWAYS after the Do Now)
What is Why Care?
This term describes changing your language, behavior, or clothes to fit into a different space, like Jade does at school
What is Code-Switching?
Every chapter in the book is named using these two languages
What are Spanish and English?
What project helps Jade express her thoughts and identity?
What is collage artwork?
Jade’s friend at St. Francis who also has a scholarship; she didn't understand why Jade was upset after the incident at the mall.
Who is Sam (Samantha)?
We used this specific discussion strategy to debate if code-switching is an act of survival or self-erasure.
What is a Socratic Seminar?
A comment or action that reflects a prejudiced attitude and is often "easy to deny or dismiss
What is a "microaggression"?
This historical figure was a Black slave on the Lewis and Clark expedition whose story inspires Jade
Who is york?
What comment from Maxine deeply hurts Jade during the gathering with her friends?
What is "one of those girls"?
This mentoring program pairs Jade with Maxine.
What is Woman to Woman?
To help out with writing prompts, Ms.Sumeya always puts this at the bottom to help you out.
What is a Sentence Frame?
This word means "moving backward and forward" and describes an exchange where both people give and receive
What is reciprocity?
Jade’s mother lives by this 4-word philosophy regarding help and community
What is "you get, you give"?
Jade initially thought her meeting with Mrs. Parker was about this trip, which she has wanted to go on since she started at St. Francis
What is study abroad (costa rica)?
The guidance counselor at St. Francis who selected Jade for the Woman to Woman program because she is "at risk"
Who is Mrs.Parker?
Not too long ago, you wrote a formal paragraph using this three-part structure to prove your ideas about belonging.
What is CER? (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning)
This word describes when two parts of identity, like race and economic class, cross or overlap
What is intersect (intersectionality)?
This theme describes the difference between someone being "saved" by a program versus having the power to make their own choices about their life.
What is Agency?
During a lunch outing with "Glamour Girl" (Kennedy), Jade was humiliated when she was forced to sit here because a girl claimed she "won't fit" in the back.
What is Front Seat?