Booklet - Chronicle of a Death Foretold - IB Literature

A printable, pdf booklet to guide students through the IB Diploma with the chosen text: ‘Chronicle of a Death Foretold’ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez It is focused on the Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers and Texts and closely explores two key concepts of Literature: communication and culture.

The booklet covers a range of activities to expand students’ ability to understand and appreciate this AoE, as well as identify these ideas and medium-specific techniques in the novella, ‘Chronicle of a Death Foretold’.

Contents of this booklet:

Introduction to the AoE
An introduction Chronicle of a Death Foretold
When writing about Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Learning Sequences (Connect Four)

• critical readings
• lecture style YouTube clips
• literary theory
• HL essay prep
• individual oral prep
• paragraph writing practice

This is a standalone student booklet which can be used as a foundation of an HL Literature unit where ‘Chronicle of a Death Foretold’ is the chosen text, as it is aligned with the IB Diploma Syllabus.