Plot pt 1
The language Jade is learning
spanish
This person lives with Jade and woks for lady named Ms. Louise. She used to work as a maid at a hospital but was fired
Mom
The act of continuing to live or exist, typically in spite of life-threatening events
Survival
The school Jade attends on scholarship
st. Francis
Theme of Jade finding where she feels she can be truly herself
Belonging
The art style Jade does
Collage
Mentor to Jade in the Woman to Woman program
Maxine
Code-switching
Change your language/style/ behavior to fit a different social context.
What Sam gets that Jade wanted
Nomination to the abroad trip to Costa Rica
Jade finding out who she is
Identity
The gift Jade's dad gets her
a camera and photo printer
White teen who is friends with Jade at St. Francis. She lives with her grandparents
Sam
Systemic
Built into the structure of a system — not one person's bad choice.
The black slave who traveled with Lewis and Clark that Jade learns about and becomes fixated on.
York
Jade acting different at school vs at home
Code-switching
News Abby shares at "Soul Food Sunday"
She is pregnant
Jon
Maxine's ex boyfriend
the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit.
Reciprocity
Incident that happens at the mall to Jade
a salesclerk tries to get Jade to put her back pack behind the counter even though no one else has to leave their bag there. Sam doesn't fully believe Jade and thinks the Salesclerk was just trying to do their job while Jade feels the salesclerk was judging her based on her race and size.
art as a self expression
What happens to Jade at the first Woman to Woman meeting
Maxine doesn't show up and Jade leaves early
Jade's Spanish teacher who nominated Sam instead of Jade for the travel abroad program.
Mr. Flores
Subtle, everyday comments or actions that express a hidden bias or stereotype about someone's identity.
Microaggression
Maxine's Mom's job
surgeon
Jade being the one to receive help (maybe not in the way she wants) even though she wants to give back
Reciprocity