Ms. Tyre's English 11 Homework for Tues. Feb. 18:

1. "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" : Have well-developed ideas and concrete examples to support those ideas, for the thesis that "Marquez's short story is really a portrait of the villagers." Include in this discussion both the real (human) qualities and the magic qualities of the Old Man

2. Please review your Magic Realism Handout. Start thinking about how "magical"elements in a story can reveal a deeper truer reality than the one we are used to.