Making the Ordinary Extraordinary: Magical Realism in Latin American Literature

Lesson 17
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ELA

Unit 4

10th Grade

Lesson 17 of 22

Objective


Analyze what the characterization of Bayardo, Angela, and the circumstances of their marriage reveal about honor in this society.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez  pp. 25 – 47 — Chapter 2

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A Note for Teachers


Today's reading references suicide. Be mindful of how this may impact students. 

Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

Through Bayardo San Román and Angela Vicario's relationship, what does García Márquez highlight about what makes a man and a woman honorable in this society? 

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Key Thinking


Close Read Questions

What is the community's perception of Bayardo when he arrives in town? How does the arrival of his family impact the community's opinion?

What do the repeated interactions with the widower reveal about Bayardo and his attitude towards love and courtship?

How have the Vicario sisters been raised? What does their upbringing reveal about gender expectations for women in this society

Vocabulary


Text-based

conjecture

n.

(p. 33)

an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

feign

v.

(p. 38)

 to pretend to have a feeling or condition

Homework


  • Book: Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez  — Chapter 3

While reading, answer the following questions.

  • What is the Vicario brothers' defense at trial?

  • Where do the Vicario twins sit to wait for Santiago?

  • What do we learn about the murder weapons?

  • To whom does Faustino Santos report the brothers' plan?

  • What does Colonel Aponte do when he finds the Vicario brothers at Clotilde's store?

  • Describe Pedro and Pablo. What are the twins' distinct personalities and experiences?

  • How do their roles in the murder change over the course of the morning?

  • Who is Prudencia Cotes? What is interesting about her response to the twins' plan to kill Santiago?

  • Where do Santiago, the narrator, his brother Luis Enrique, and Cristo Bedoya go together the night of the wedding? Where do they each go after that?

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Standards


  • RL.9-10.2 — Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
  • RL.9-10.3 — Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

Supporting Standards

L.9-10.1
L.9-10.6
RL.9-10.1
RL.9-10.6
SL.9-10.1
SL.9-10.6
W.9-10.9.a
W.9-10.10

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Analyze how the Vicario brothers' actions and the community's response develop the ideas of honor and machismo.

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