Lesson Plan

Magical Elements in Magical Realism

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How does Gabriel Garcia Marquez make the magical elements of his novel appear so real? That's the challenge facing readers of One Hundred Years of Solitude. Scholars examine the tone and descriptive details Garcia Marquez uses to make the magical appear real.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Set aside extra prep time to locate and tag the passages from the novel and the interview used in the opening activity
Classroom Considerations
  • First of three lessons in a unit that uses One Hundred Years of Solitude as an anchor text
  • Lessons can be used independently or as a series
  • Requires copies, one per participant of the worksheet
  • Some readers may need additional scaffolding to analyze the text
Pros
  • A teacher version of the worksheet is included
Cons
  • None
Common Core