Split into groups of 5 (one group of 4 in each section).
Your Journal:
- All group members will make note of magical realism in the novel and make note of ideas regarding its significance.
- Each group member will be in charge of tracking ONE motif/aspect in their journal.
Motifs:
- Repeating, cyclical history
- Family relations and love
- Solitude vs. the outside world
- Significance of various characters or names
- Biblical Allusions (groups of 4, split this between you)
What You Should Note:
- When you notice items or passages that relate to your motif--page number
- How the author seems to be using that motif or symbol
- What point does the author seem to be making at that point?
As a Group:
- Determine your reading schedule. You have designated discussion days in class, but you can decide how you will “chunk” the novel for those discussion days.
- Determine who will track each of the motifs. Everyone is responsible for reading the whole book; you’re just focusing on your own motif rather than all of them.
- I would recommend a page in your journal for each of the motifs (even those being tracked by others) as an easy place to jot down your own emerging ideas based on your reading and/or discussion.
Discussion Items as a Large Group:
- Each member will share out what is going on with the motifs--open up discussion to see what other members think or have noticed. Also discuss the ways some of these motifs overlap.
- Magical realism and its Significance
- Significance of the Title
- Insight gained from considering various lenses
- Your ultimate goal is two-fold: Theme of the novel and how all the various literary elements help Marquez achieve that argument.
- In the end, you’ll write an individual response to the novel that outlines and argues your interpretation of the novel. It need NOT match your group members but it will likely be shaped by your discussion and the items your group members tracked.
Dates:
April 16 Hand out books; assign groups
April 22 Group discussion day
April 28 Group discussion day
May 5 Group discussion day
May 9 Book completed. 1-pgrs and class discussion
May 12 Group discussion, writing of individual response, turn in journal
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