43 pages • 1 hour read
Gabriel García MárquezA Very Old Man With Enormous Wings
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1968A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
How to use
This resource can be used as supplemental teacher material or as a primary basis for literature study to:
- Draw students into a text with pre-reading questions and warm-up prompts, maintain engagement with in-class analysis through free-writing or discussion, and assess knowledge and comprehension with quizzes.
- Ensure deeper understanding and enjoyment of the literature with activities for all learning types.
- Stretch students’ critical thinking and writing skills with differentiated essay topics.
Note to Teachers: To support lesson-planning, connections to the work’s primary themes are noted throughout this resource (The Power of Magical Realism to Transform the Everyday, Meaning Lost in Translation, and The Danger of Superstition and Dogmatic Thinking).
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