Julio Cortazar: Short Stories Lesson Plan

Cortázar and Death

Kind of Activity:

Collaborative Writing

Objective:

Students will use a collaborative writing process to explore the theme of death in two of Cortázar's stories.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.5

Structure:

In "A Yellow Flower", the man yearns for his own death while in "The Gates of Heaven," Marcelo is coldly indifferent toward Celina’s.

For this activity, students are invited to consider the following questions (these may be...