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IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES
- Direct students’ attention to Sobre
el autor. Ask them how the demystification of cultural icons is carried out
in El avaro.
- Ask students whether they had prior knowledge
that helped or hindered with their understanding of the story (Estrategia de
lectura). Discuss their knowledge of misers, obsession with gold, and other
topics that may come up.
- Work through Después de leer
activities 1 and 2 for El avaro with the class. Follow the anno in the
IAE to ask students how the main character became obsessed with
money.
- Put students in pairs for Después
de leer activity 3 for El avaro. Follow the anno in the IAE to have
students discuss “the grass is always greener on the other side.”
Ask pairs to summarize their discussion for the class.
- Collect and correct the paragraphs students
wrote for Después de leer activity 4 for El
avaro.
ASSIGNMENT
- Read Antes de leer for La
prodigiosa tarde de Baltazar.
- Study the Vocabulario for La
prodigiosa tarde de Baltazar.
- Use the Internet or the library to learn more
about Gabriel García Márquez and magic realism.
- Continue preparing the Literatura
activity from the VENTANAS web site to be submitted electronically
before class on Day 6.
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