Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez uses "magical realism" in his story of the fictional town of Macondo and the five generations of the Buendia family who inhabit it. The story is told in flashbacks and flash-forwards that fuse the fantastical with the everyday. The town and the Buendias survive wars, forbidden love affairs, and the invasion of foreigners and industrialization.

Learning objectives

Students will:

• Watch a video segment and answer contextual questions
• Expand vocabulary and reading comprehension skills by using the vocabulary list associated with this segment
• Understand what magical realism is and how it differs from fantasy
• Research and identify Latin American countries and the setting of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel, 100 Years of Solitude