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Direct linkMedina, Carmen L. – Language Arts, 2004
The fifth graders interpretations of one piece of Latino/a realistic fictions in a mid-western school, specifically around the theme of Mexican Americans living on the U.S/Mexico border is looked at. A demonstration is given on how drama-in-education strategies serve as a powerful set of tools to facilitate complex dialogues and interpretation of…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Mexican Americans, Drama, Realism
