Gabriel García Márquez
Lesson plans and teaching ideas
| Biography and Background | | Chronicle of a Death Foretold | | Living to Tell the Tale | | Love in the Time of Cholera | | One Hundred Years of Solitude | | "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" | | Miscellaneous Links |
Biography and Background
Biography from 2009. Scroll down to find examples of scenes from his novels that are drawn from his life.
Biography.
Follow links to a brief biography, the Nobel lecture, and the banquet speech.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Commentary from SparkNotes, including discussion of Magical Realism.
Five key quotations and interpretations.
Living to Tell the Tale
Students read an excerpt from the memoir, work with vocabulary words, and write a brief autobiographical piece. Access requires Adobe Reader or compatible application.
Love in the Time of Cholera
These resources from Oprah's Book Club include discussion questions, an online quiz, and a character guide.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
This reading group guide includes 16 discussion questions.
These resources from Oprah's Book Club include discussion questions, explanation of magical realism, and a family tree.
Photography and poetry introduce a writing activity to accompany
One Hundred Years of Solitude
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"A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"
Video explanation and demonstration of pinwheel discussions using "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" as part of the model.
Worksheet, vocabulary practice, and related links.
Summary, background, key topics, and 4 discussion questions.
Miscellaneous Links
Online text of the story.
Online text of the story.
This reading group guide has a summary and 11 discussion questions.
Online text of the story.