12th Grade AP World Literature

Week 5: October 3-6, 2016

Last week we worked with One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garca
Marquez. We examined how magical realism is built through language, tone,
and usage.
This week we will widen our scope to include other Latin American writers. We
will expand our knowledge of Latin American history and heritage as well as
widen our scope to include the work of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. Additionally,
we will begin a conversation on solitude what it means, who defines it, and
how to identify it and its relationship with a sense of home.
Specific concepts: history and identity; solitude; home

Texts: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garca Mrquez; The Solitude
of Latin America by Gabriel Garca Marquez, Discoverers and The Chosen Ones
by Pablo Neruda.

Assignments: Reading response; quiz on Thursday

Looking ahead: continuing a conversation about One Hundred Years of Solitude,

history, and solitude.