Reading, Writing and Resistance: Adolescence and Labor in a Junior High School

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Original Title Page
Original Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Series Editor\'s Preface
Author\'s Preface
1 Introduction
	The Junior High School
	Related Studies
	Perspective for the Book
	Organization of the Book
2 The Community and the School
	The Community
	The Jefferson School District
	Harold Spencer Junior High
	Summary
3 The Classroom World
	Time in Class
	Classroom Demands
	Students and Classroom Life
	Summary and Conclusions
4 The World of Don\'s Group
	The People
	Activities and Perspectives
		Seventh Grade
		Eighth Grade
	Summary and Conclusions
5 The World of Chris\'s Group
	The People
	Activities and Perspectives
		Seventh Grade
		Eighth Grade
	Summary and Conclusions
6 \'What did you do in English Today?\' \'Nothing, Just Goofed Off\'
	The Students\' Map of the School
	The Social Context of Goofing Off
	Ways to Goof Off
	Summary and Conclusions
7 Student \'Power\'
	Classroom Strategies
	Beating the System
	Skipping
	Summary and Conclusions
8 Summary and Conclusions
	Structural Attributes of the Student Role
	The Derivation of Meaning within Structure
	The Student World and What is Learned in School
	Toward Rethinking Schooling and Youth
Appendix A: Lesson Plans
Appendix B: Methodology
Notes
Name Index
Subject Index