Making the Ordinary Extraordinary: Magical Realism in Latin American Literature

Lesson 18
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ELA

Unit 4

10th Grade

Lesson 18 of 22

Objective


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

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez  pp. 48 – 71 — Chapter 3

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

To what extent does machismo influence the course of events between the Vicario brothers and Santiago?

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Key Thinking


Close Read Questions

What are the different reasons that people do not intervene to stop the Vicario brothers? To what extent does the community contribute to the tragic outcome?

How does the Vicario brothers' defense further develop García Márquez's ideas about honor? How do others feel about their defense of honor, and what more does that reveal about this community?

Vocabulary


Text-based

evoke

v.

(p. 57)

bring or recall to the conscious mind

resolute

adj.

(p. 59)

 firmly resolved or determined

machismo

n.

(p. 63)

strong or aggressive masculine pride (as in chauvinism)

Homework


  • Book: Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez  — Chapter 4

While reading, answer the following questions.

  • Who performs the autopsy? Why?

  • What is done with Santiago's dogs? How does this response fit in with other aspects of violence in this community?

  • What does the detailed description of Santiago's wounds reveal about the crime?

  • What physical symptoms do Pablo and Pedro experience in jail?

  • What is the significance of the Arab community's response to Santiago's murder? How does their response contrast with the narrator's community?

  • What are the fates of the members of the Vicario family after the murder?

  • In what state is Bayardo San Román when they find him in his house?

  • What does the narrator learn from Angela Vicario about the wedding night?

  • Explain what happens between Angela and Bayardo in the 27 years after their wedding night.

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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 details and structure of Chapter 4 contribute to the theme of truth in the novel.

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