Hotseat Chronicle February 2010

EngA1 Short

Hotseat Activity

WHO IS REPONSIBLE FOR SANTIAGO NASAR’S DEATH?

Is any one person responsible for the death of Santiago Nasa? Are only the Vicario brothers responsible? Are they fully responsible? Is the village as a whole responsible?

Each student will play the role of one character. You will be in the Hot Seat for several minutes during which time the class will accuse you of being responsible for Santiago’s death. Your job is to defend yourself, using your knowledge of the novel, of your role in particular, and also the roles of others. Sometimes, attack is the best defence! However, you cannot make speeches; you can only respond to the questions you are asked.

Preparation

1.  Research your character’s role in the novel and in the murder. Look at what you do, what you say, and what others say about you.

2.  Take notes on the above and note down short quotations that you can learn by heart

3.  Try to anticipate the accusations that will be made against you and figure out how you can defend yourself. Try to think like your character! Write down at least 3 accusation and how you intend to defend yourself.

4.  Choose 3 or 4 other characters in the story and write down 1 or 2 accusing questions to ask them during the Hotseat.

5.  Submit your preparatory notes to Ms. Short the lesson prior to the Hotseat. The quality of your preparation will be considered in the evaluation.

Evaluation

Peer and teacher evaluation

After the hotseat, your performance will be evaluated by your peers in a short discussion and in a written evaluation using the IB Oral Presentation criteria. Ms. Short will moderate the peer group results and take into account the preparation work presented previously.

List of Characters

1.  Santiago Nasar- The murder victim.

2.  The narrator

3.  Angela Vicario- Bayardo San Roman’s bride.

4.  Pedro Vicario- One of the twins.

5.  Pablo Vicario- One of the twins.

6.  Bayardo San Roman- The man who marries Angela Vicario.

7.  Purisima del Carmen- The mother of Angela Vicario.

8.  Poncio Vicario- Angela's father

9.  Placida Linero - Santiago's mother.

10. Maria Alejandrina Cervantes- Runs a brothel.

11. Prudencia Cotes- Pablo Vicario's finance.

12. Ibrahim Nasar-Santiago's father.

13. Victoria Guzman-The Nasars' cook.

14. Divina Flor-Victoria Guzman's daughter

15. Clothilde Armenta- The owner of the milk shop.

16. Don Rogelio de la Flor- Clothilde Armenta's husband.

17. Margot-The narrator's sister.

18. Cristo Bedoya- A friend of the narrator's and of Santiago Nasar.

19. Luis Enrique-Narrator's younger brother.

20. Father Amador -The local priest.

21. Colonel Lazaro Aponte- The Colonel.

22. Faustino Santos-The butcher.

23. General Petronio San Roman – Bayardo San Roman’s father

24. Alberta Simonds - Bayardo San Roman's mother.

25. Yamil Shaium–A friend of the Nasar family.

26. Flora Miguel-Santiago’s fiancée

27. Nahir Miguel-The father of Flora Miguel.

28. The Bishop

29. Xius- A widower who sold his house to Bayardo.

30. Mercedes Barcha-Narrator’s fiancée.