Magical Realism

Magical Realism blends______________

• the abstract with the concrete

• magic and reality

• science fiction with reality

• magic with skepticism

• science fiction and magic

What is Realism?

• Explained by Science
• Explained by Magic
• Explained by Fantasy
• Explained by Life

What is Magic?

• Is Fantastical
• Has Sparkly things
• Not explained by Science or is it?
• Harry Potter

Magical Realism can best be described as

• an artistic genre in which magical elements or illogical scenarios appear in an otherwise realistic or even normal setting.

• an artistic genre in which magical elements or illogical scenarios appear in an otherwise fantastical setting.

• an artistic genre in which realistic scenarios appear in a normal setting.

• an artistic genre in which realistic scenarios appear in a fantastical setting.

In "The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings", all of the following are magical elements except

• Spider girl

• Father Gonzaga

• the old man with wings

• the miracles

Why do the townspeople like Spider Girl more than the old man with wings?

• She eats meatballs

• She has a human head

• She is full of human truth and can communicate with them

• She does tricks on her web

Why do the townspeople like Spider Girl more than the old man with wings?

• She eats meatballs

• She has a human head

• She is full of human truth and can communicate with them

• She does tricks on her web

What do the townspeople determine about the drowned man in "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World"?

• He is a man missing from a neighboring village

• He is the biggest and strongest man they have ever seen

• He is smaller than any of the other men in the village

• He is actually alive, but barely breathing

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

While the men are searching the neighboring villages, what are the women doing in The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World?

• Cleaning up the man's body

• Preparing a meal for the men's return

• Conducting a memorial service

• Playing with the children

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

All of the following are magical elements in "The Handsomest Drowned Man" except

• The size of the drowned man

• the women's reaction to the man

• the men's reaction to the man

• the size of the town