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Just Girls: Hidden Literacies and Life in Junior High (Language and Literacy Series)
Margaret J. Finders
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Description for Just Girls: Hidden Literacies and Life in Junior High (Language and Literacy Series)
Hardcover. An investigation into the lives of adolescent girls in middle school, this text follows a group of girls in and out of the classroom, focusing on what they read and write. It suggests that literacy plays an important role in maintaining friendship groups and in the construction of the self. Series: Language & Literacy. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CFC; JFSP1; JFSP2; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
This text provides a portrait of adolescent girls in middle school - the ""social queens"" and the ""tough cookies"". The author, Margaret Finders, follows the girls, focusing on what they read and write - not just school-sanctioned activities but also the important ""hidden literacies"" - signing yearbooks, writing notes, bathroom graffiti and reading teen magazines. She spends time interviewing and interacting with the girls in and out of the classroom, on sleepovers, mall visits nd other recreational visits. What she sees raises questions about what is known about girls' lives. Highlighting the social importance of friendship, family and social networks ... Read more
This text provides a portrait of adolescent girls in middle school - the ""social queens"" and the ""tough cookies"". The author, Margaret Finders, follows the girls, focusing on what they read and write - not just school-sanctioned activities but also the important ""hidden literacies"" - signing yearbooks, writing notes, bathroom graffiti and reading teen magazines. She spends time interviewing and interacting with the girls in and out of the classroom, on sleepovers, mall visits nd other recreational visits. What she sees raises questions about what is known about girls' lives. Highlighting the social importance of friendship, family and social networks ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Teachers College Pr
Condition
New
Series
Language & Literacy
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807735619
SKU
V9780807735619
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