Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

Magical Realism

The following assignment is due by: Friday, May 27-before the Memorial Day holiday.


The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World


  • Read page 1200 and learn a little about Gabriel Garcia Marquez.  
  • Then click http://www.themodernword.com/gabo/gabo_film.html to learn more about the author and his stories as films.
  • Read page 1201.  Make sure you can define magical realism and archetypes before you begin reading the story. Click http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/ncw/marquez.htm to learn a little more about magical realism.
  • Read pages 1202-1210 and answer questions 1-7 on page 1210.
  • Answer all questions on page 1211.

 

This is how this assignment will be graded: page 1210-homework, page 1211-quiz, an average of all 2 grades-quiz.
Good Grade