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acting and writing plays
African American teens in jail
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girls
incarcerated adolescent girls
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literacy and civil and human rights
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performance workshops in youth detention centers
plays and societal themes
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school-to-prison pipeline
self-analysis
social justice
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teaching female students how to write plays
teaching imprisoned girls how to write a play
teaching of literacy
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- ISBN 9780807752005
- Format: Paperback
- Weight: 275g
- Dimensions: 154 x 223mm
- Publication Date: 14 Apr 2011
- Publisher: Teachers' College Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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This original account is based on the author’s experiences with incarcerated girls participating in Girl Time, a programme created by a theatre company that conducts playwriting and performance workshops in youth detention centres. In addition to examining the lives of these and other formerly incarcerated girls, Girl Time shares the stories of educators who dare to teach children who have been “thrown away” by their schools and society. The girls, primarily African American teens, write their own plays, learn ensemble-building techniques, explore societal themes, and engage in self analysis as they prepare for a final performance. The book describes some of the girls and their experiences in the programme, examines the implications of the school-to-prison pipeline, and offers ways for young girls to avoid incarceration. Readers will learn how the lived experiences of incarcerated girls can inform their teaching in public school classrooms and the teaching of literacy as a civil and human right.
Maisha T. Winn is associate professor of Language, Literacy and Culture in the Division of Educational Studies at Emory University, Atlanta. She is the author of Writing in Rhythm: Spoken Word Poetry in Urban Classrooms.
