Drama Wor(l)ds: Explorations of Latina/o Realistic Fiction

This article looks at fifth graders’ interpretations of Friends from the other side/Amigos del tro lado by Chicana/Mexican American feminist writer Gloria Anzaldúa (1993). Drama-in-Education strategies were the pedagogical tools used to facilitate the students’ engagement in dialogues that move...

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Published in:Language arts 2004-03, Vol.81 (4), p.272-282
Main Author: Medina, Carmen L.
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American literature
Anzaldua, Gloria (1942-2004)
Border protection
Childrens drama
Childrens literature
Citizenship
Classrooms
Community Relations
Cultural Pluralism
Education
Elementary Education
Elementary school students
Elementary Schools
Females
Fiction
Friendship
Grade 5
Hispanic Americans
Language arts
Latin American literature
Learner Engagement
Literary characters
Literary dialogue
Literary themes
Literature
Mexican Americans
Mothers
Role Playing
Teaching
Theme
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Anzaldua, Gloria (1942-2004)
Border protection
Childrens drama
Childrens literature
Citizenship
Classrooms
Community Relations
Cultural Pluralism
Education
Elementary Education
Elementary school students
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Hispanic Americans
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Latin American literature
Learner Engagement
Literary characters
Literary dialogue
Literary themes
Literature
Mexican Americans
Mothers
Role Playing
Teaching
Theme
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