Instructional Video

100 Years of Solitude, Part 1

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100 Years of Solitude is not for readers who prefer linear narratives. Gabriel Garcia Marquez's tale mixes the past, present, and future simultaneously. Marquez's masterpiece of Magical Realism models that individual perspectives influence the idea of history and how it is remembered.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Use the video to launch reading of the novel
  • Pause the video frequently to answer questions and check for understanding
Classroom Considerations
  • Viewers should be familiar with Green's Crash Course protocols
  • Part I of a two-part Crash Course on Garcia's novel
Pros
  • The narrator offers readers a way to understand the non-linear narrative
Cons
  • None