Text

Being A Girl: A Brief Personal History of Violence

Introduction

This blog was published on The Belle Jar on December 3, 2015. Please be aware this text contains mature language and content.

Grade Level

9-12

Author

The Belle Jar

Text Type

Informational

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

Complexity

Early to mid 12th

Lexile Measure

950

Tier 2 terms

surreptitiously, dapper, ashamed, intense, passion, proportion, steady, shift, rage, occasional

Tier 3 terms

open-concept, sexist, engineer, subway, patient, supervisor, Amish, sorority, feminist, Planned Parenthood

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