Runaway Girl Assignment
Task/Instructions
Read the book Runaway Girl: Escaping Life on the Streets One Helping Hand at a Time by Carissa Phelps. For each chapter, you are going to identify the following:
1. Identify one action (or inaction), words spoken, decision, or treatment by another person that had a negative effect on Carissa, led her to avoid something positive (such as going to school or attending a program), feel negatively about herself, lose hope, or prevented her from accessing resources.
Or
Identify one action (or inaction), words spoken, decision, or treatment by another person that had a positive effect on Carissa, led her to avoid something negative, helped her feel positive about herself, gain hope, or access resources.
Once you have identified the impact of a positive or negative encounter, briefly describe the action taken (or
not taken) and discuss how this might have led her to commit a specific crime.
