Happy Friday!! Today we did some catching up with our reading selections from the Reading the World Anthology. We discussed theme, tone, and diction in the stories "No Dogs Bark" and "When Greek Meets Greek." We also viewed a very brief power point about magical realism, a literary style that blends reality with magical/fantastical concepts and essentially requires the reader to participate in the "suspension of belief". Magical realism is very common in literature from Central and South America, and something you need to keep in mind when reading the short story assignment for this weekend, "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" by one of my favorite writers, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. What sort of magical elements does he include in this story, and why? Why do you think he writes this story for children? If you did not get a copy of the reading questions in class today, you can download them here. These are due on Monday. You can also download a PDF version of the story below. To view it without printing it, when you pull up the file click on the square icon that has the arrows on it. This will allow you to view the file in landscape format for easier reading if you don't want to print it. Email me if you have any questions! Have a great weekend!! Friday, January 23, 2009
Freshmen - Friday, January 23, 2009
Happy Friday!! Today we did some catching up with our reading selections from the Reading the World Anthology. We discussed theme, tone, and diction in the stories "No Dogs Bark" and "When Greek Meets Greek." We also viewed a very brief power point about magical realism, a literary style that blends reality with magical/fantastical concepts and essentially requires the reader to participate in the "suspension of belief". Magical realism is very common in literature from Central and South America, and something you need to keep in mind when reading the short story assignment for this weekend, "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" by one of my favorite writers, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. What sort of magical elements does he include in this story, and why? Why do you think he writes this story for children? If you did not get a copy of the reading questions in class today, you can download them here. These are due on Monday. You can also download a PDF version of the story below. To view it without printing it, when you pull up the file click on the square icon that has the arrows on it. This will allow you to view the file in landscape format for easier reading if you don't want to print it. Email me if you have any questions! Have a great weekend!! 
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