Reading Work you can do in Girlies

Christina probably taught you a bunch of different reading strategies and with so many to choose from, maybe you don't know which one to use. With girlies, there are some strategies that always work... Well, almost always.

Common Issues
In girlies, some VERY common issues include family, friends, and class(popularity). You can generate ideas and themes about those ideas from the book and if you really want to push yourself, try to come up with a general idea from the book with the issue(s).

Relationships
There's always something wrong with at least one relationship in most girlies. Try to figure out which are the bad relationships and which are the good relationships then interpret why they're bad.

Groups/Roles
In most girlies, there's a popular girl at the main character's school and there's the main character who's status is under the "it" girl's. Think about this: "How does this girlie portray popular people?" or "What is _____'s role in the story?"

Changes
Characters are never the same person as they were from the beginning to the end - especially in girlies. The main character always goes through some kind of change; usually a change in thinking or perspective.

Compare and Contrast to Another Girlie
You can always compare and contrast two girlies by connecting their issues and how they're shown. You can also compare and contrast two of the same archetypes(type of person in book, movie, show, etc. For example: evil stepmother, mean girl, annoying brother, overprotective parent, etc.)  in the two girlies to see how the two authors represent the group.

I hope this gave you some ideas as to how to fill up your reader's note book with the requirements!

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Carmen