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Griffin, Scarlett S. – Writing Notebook: Visions for Learning, 1994
Describes a multicultural unit for fifth graders in which each students receives a prop, develops a character around it, and writes a sketch which is videotaped and critiqued. Describes how students' characters identify their differences and figure out how to get along. Notes that students' ongoing relationships with eighth-grade penpals provided…
Descriptors: Characterization, Class Activities, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Education
