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Peer reviewedRossi, Pamela J. – Language Arts, 1997
Describes (in the form of an opera libretto in five acts) the experience of creating an opera in a first-grade bilingual classroom. Shows that literacy is not reading and writing, opera is not inaccessible, and art is not a frill. Finds that children made flexible use of sign systems and achieved some degree of bilingualism. (SR)
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Cooperative Learning, Grade 1
Download full textRaplenovich, Kay – Active Learner: A Foxfire Journal for Teachers, 1996
"Create Your Own," month-long "Artist in Education" residencies sponsored by the Ohio Arts Council, are used to guide students and teachers through the process of taking the vision of an original opera conceived by students and turning it into a reality. A local opera company is actually created. "Create Your Own"…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education
