1. Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Thursday, November 19, 2015

2. Plot Diagram for Chapter 5
Read chapter 5.
Continue the falling action and resolution.
Make sure you have these notes before the quiz after break.

3. Character Development
Add details to your character list.
Pedro & Pablo Vicario
Angela Vicario
Bayardo San Roman
Placidia Linero
Colonel Aponte
Cristo Bedoya

4. Author’s Style
Magical Realism: is a fiction genre in which magical elements blend to create a realistic atmosphere that accesses a deeper understanding of reality. The story explains these magical elements as normal occurrences, presented in a straightforward manner that places the “real” and the “fantastic” in the same stream of thought. (Things that should be considered odd in the real world are normal in the story’s world.)
Ex: Bayardo returning without opening a single letter
Ex: everyone knowing Santiago’s fate except him
Ex: grand description of local brothel
Ex: Santiago dreams of soft rain, which comes true when he dies
Chronicle: a factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence.

5. Critical Lenses Historical/Biographical:
Garcia Marquez’s book is a criticism of the historical/cultural time period in which honor outweighed any other quality, despite moral teachings.
Garcia Marquez and his family knew a young woman in their town who lived the story of Angela Vicario, except that people believed who her lover was.
Feminist: While some women in the story have power (the maternal figures), women’s honor must be kept, but a man’s honor is unimportant.
Marxist: Many people speculated that Angela may have chosen Santiago’s name because she thought her brothers would never kill someone so rich. Some of the people didn’t care if he died because they envied his wealth.
Psychoanalytic: The need for honor motivates the characters, and no one thinks this is out of the ordinary.
Archetypal: We see the archetypal plot of scapegoating, the archetypal symbols of trees and birds, and the archetypal characters of the innocent, the mother, etc.

6. Coming Weeks
Friday, November 20: computer lab to finish research and begin project
Monday, November 30:
quiz over Chronicle of a Death Foretold
sample minute presentation from Miss Garlock
sign up for presentation slots
Tuesday, December 1-Monday, December 7: computer lab time to create project
WEEKEND – December 5-6: practice presentation
Tuesday, December 8: begin presentations

7. Independent Novel
Continue working on your choice novel. As you read, make note of the following:
Key plot developments
Major character developments
Theme
Examples of the author’s writing style
Examples of the 2 of the 4 critical lenses plus the historical/biographical lens
Important quotations
You will need 3-4 in your presentation.