Literacies Across Media

Playing the Text, 2nd Edition

By Margaret Mackey

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Table of Contents

1. Ecologies of Literacy: Introduction 2. The Study: A Description and a Framework 3. Janice 4. Jack 5. Layered Textual Identities: The Diaries 6. Salience and Fluency: The Beginnings of Stories 7. Remediation: E-Books and DVDs 8. Handling the Text: Picture Books and CD-ROMs 9. Narrative Strategies: Playing Starship Titanic 10. Visual Strategies: Playing Myst 11. The Complexity of Deixis: Reading 'Tunnel' 12. Playing the Text: Conclusions
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