AP Literature Unit VI: Drama or Longer Fiction II Day 1/10
Learning Targets ● I can identify the principal characters of a story and determine their internal and external conflicts. (At least 70% of the class) ● I can determine what causes the characters in a story to change over the course of the story, and discuss how their changes affect their perspectives. (At least 70% of the class)
Practices of Understanding ● I will complete the AP Literature Knives Out guided viewer bookmark.
Warm-Up Read the assigned passage from the sample AP Literature exam. Answer the questions in the provided amount of time.
Knives Out and Chronicle of a Death Foretold This unit will focus on Non-English ● speaking cultures, specifically Mexican and Caribbean identities, customs, and cultures We will begin by viewing Rian Johnson’s ● Knives Out (c. 2019) Complete the AP Short and Long Fiction ● Guided Viewer/Reader while watching the clip and make notes on how the White characters treat the Guatemalan caregiver. Use your notes from Stamped from the Beginning and Between the World and Me to help your analysis.
Closing ● Have a great day! ● Remember tutoring is available after school on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:15PM-3:30PM.
AP Literature Unit VI: Drama or Longer Fiction II Day 2/10
Learning Targets ● I can identify the principal characters in a story and based off of dialogue, descriptions, and setting, determine each character’s internal and external conflict. (At least 70% of the class) ● Using words and details, I can determine who the narrator is in a story and their point of view on the main issues present in the story. (At least 70% of the class)
Practices of Understanding ● I will complete a jigsaw activity in which I pick a character from chapter one of Chronicle of a Death Foretold and identify and discuss both their internal and external conflicts, all before I meet with the other members of my group and exchange notes. ● I will participate in a class think aloud focused on analyzing the speaker/narrator of the story and their point of view on the current crises occurring in chapter one of Chronicle of a Death Foretold .
Warm-Up Read the assigned passage from the sample AP Literature exam. Answer the questions in the provided amount of time.
Introduction to Chronicle of a Death Foretold Written by Nobel-Peace Prize winner ● Gabriel Garcia Marquez Based on true events witnessed by ● Marquez Marquez never saw the actual murder of ● Santiago Nasar In real life, the Vicario Twins were brothers ● but not identical twins Set in the coastal Columbian town Sucre ●
Conflicts in Chapter One of a Chronicle of a Death Foretold In your notebooks, create a chart with four columns, ● one for each chapter, and then write down all the conflicts that occur within each chapter Refer and complete this chart throughout the ● duration of the unit--it’ll come in handy very soon Once you’ve created your list, write below that list a ● paragraph about how the narrator feels about each of the conflicts and why. Be sure to include quotes from the novel to support your understanding
Major Characters in Chronicle ● Santiago Nasar—the protagonist of the story who is killed the day after the wedding between Angela Vicario and Bayardo San Roman. The story is centered around his death and the events leading up to it. He is accused by Angela Vicario of taking her virginity, but no evidence backs this up. ● Placida Linero—Santiago Nasar's mother. She is well-known in the town for being adept at interpreting people's dreams, but failed to notice the bad omen of birds in Santiago Nasar's in the days before his death. ● Flora Miguel—Santiago's fiancée who gives him back all of his letters that he wrote her when she hears about the murder plot. She believes that the Vicario brothers won't kill Santiago, but make him marry Angela to give back her honor. ● Indalecio Pardo—a friend of Santiago Nasar's. The Vicario twins essentially challenged him to warn Santiago, but he was too afraid when it came down to it.
Major Characters in Chronicle Cont. ● Angela Vicario—the bride of Bayardo San Roman, who accuses Santiago Nasar of taking her virginity. After being returned home on her wedding night, she discovers that she's in love with Bayardo, and, later on, begins sending him one letter a week for 17 years. ● Purisma del Carmen/Pura Vicario—more often referred to as Pura Vicario, she is Angela's mother. She beats Angela for two hours when Bayardo returns her to the family house. She is a blood relative of the narrator's. ● Poncio Vicario—Angela Vicario's father. He is blind, a result of his working as a goldsmith. ● Bayardo San Roman—the mysterious man who marries Angela Vicario and then returns her when he discovers that she wasn't a virgin. Bayardo is the son of General Petronio San Roman, a famous civil war general, and Alberta Simonds, who many considered the most beautiful woman in the Antilles. The family is extremely wealthy, and Bayardo came to town with the sole purpose of finding a bride. ● Colonel Aponte—the mayor of the town. He takes away the first two knives that the twins have, and sends them home, but refuses to arrest them, so they come back. He also goes into the social club to check on dominoes night instead of finding Santiago and warning him about the murder plot.
Major Characters in Chronicle Cont. ● Pedro Vicario—one of Angela's twin brothers. He was in the army before the time the novel is set, and after prison he reenlisted and eventually disappeared in enemy territory. Pedro originally came up with the plan to kill Santiago Nasar, but after the mayor, Colonel Aponte, disarmed them and sent them home, he was ready to give up on the plan. ● Pablo Vicario—the older twin by six minutes, he developed a sort of younger-brother complex after Pedro returned form the army. Pablo was the one who took command after Pedro wanted to stop the murder plot. He marries Prudencia Cotes after he is acquitted of the murder and released from prison. ● Maria Alejandrina Cervantes—A local and well-respected prostitute, she is a good friend of both the narrator's and Santiago Nasar. ● Divina Flor—the daughter of Victoria Guzman. Santiago grabs her "whole pussy" as he leaves; her mother is afraid that she'll fall under his trap like she did with his father. ● Cristo Bedoya—one of Santiago's best friends. He spent all night and morning with Santiago, and then tried to warn him once he found out about the murder plot, but couldn't find him. He's also a good friend of the narrator.
Major Characters in Chronicle Cont. ● Luis Enrique—the narrator's brother, who partied at Maria Cervantes's brothel and then serenaded with the narrator, Santiago Nasar, and Cristo Bedoya. Supposedly, Pedro and Pablo Vicario told them their plan to kill Santiago, but he was too drunk to remember. ● Margot—the narrator's sister, who invites Santiago to breakfast the morning of his murder. She seems to have a crush on Santiago, and thinks that Flora Miguel is a very lucky woman. ● Father Amador—the local priest, who is warned about the murder plot by Clothilde Armenta, but then forgets in the panic of the bishop's visit. He also performs the autopsy while the doctor is out of town. ● Faustino Santos—a butcher friend of the Vicario brothers, who warns a local policeman of their plan. ● Nahir Miguel—the wise-man of the village, and Flora's father. He offered Santiago refuge after realizing that Santiago had no idea why the twins wanted to kill him. He also offered Santiago the use of his rifle, but Santiago refused both. ● Mercedes Barcha—the narrator's fiancée and, eventually, wife. He proposed to her at Bayardo and Angela's wedding festivities.
Jigsaw Activity: Analyzing Character Conflicts ● You and your group mates pick a different character who appears in chapter one of Chronicle ● Identify and discuss the character’s internal and external conflicts ● After the instructor calls time, exchange notes with your group mates
Closing ● Have a great day! ● Homework: Read and annotate chapter three of Chronicle and read “Transparency and Illusion in Chronicle of a Death Foretold ” by Randolph Pope ● Remember tutoring is available after school on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:15PM-3:30PM.
AP Literature Unit VI: Drama or Longer Fiction II Day 3/10
Learning Targets ● I can identify and describe what specific textual details reveal about a character, that character’s perspective, and that character’s motives. (At least 70% of the class) ● I can explain the function of a character changing or remaining unchanged over the course of a scene or chapter. (At least 70% of the class)
Practices of Understanding ● I will complete a journal entry in which I divide chapter one of Chronicle of a Death Foretold into four short sections—Santiago during the morning of his death day, Santiago with Victoria Guzman and Divina Flor, Pablo and Pedro Vicario’s hunt for Santiago, and Santiago after leaving Margot—and then explain how each section of the story reveals additional information about Santiago. I will also state my opinion on who is Santiago as a whole, and what I believe is the reason for his sudden demise.
Warm-Up Read the assigned passage from the sample AP Literature exam. Answer the questions in the provided amount of time.
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