Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-172) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Language and the Woman with the Yellow Hair: Perspectives on Language Choice and Use -- 3. Multiple Voices: Expressing and Responding to the Language of Voice through Writing -- 4. Setting the Stage: Classroom Writing Contexts and Brief Introductions to Eleven Girls -- 5. Public Writing Contexts I: Expository and Non-Fiction -- 6. Public Writing Contexts II: Narrative and Fiction -- 7. Private Writing Contexts I: Domesticity, Family Life, and Sexuality -- 8. Private Writing Contexts II: Violence and Activism -- 9. Becoming Critical: The Importance of Modeling Responses to Cultural Texts -- 10. Summary, Implications, and Discussion -- App. B. The Ethics of "Doing" Ethnographic Research.