Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-196) and index
The "basics" and society's children : cases of classroom writing -- Welcome to writing workshop -- Looking good and sounding "right" : fix-its -- The ethics of writing : on truth and ownership -- Shifting expectations and differing ethics : entering childhood cultures -- Collegial relations and coordinated actions : textual handclaps -- Complementary relations and improvisational play : on matters of birthdays, love, and war -- Performers on a movable stage : on the malleability of voice and image -- Re-imagining writing basics for contemporary childhoods -- Appendix A: Reflections on methods -- Appendix B: Demographic tables