Heart of Darkness Resources and Links

Resources and Links

Background on Imperialism

Webquest: Classwork for January 25 and 26.
Assignment: In the Resources section, research a school of Literary Criticism by...

• Reading the introductory paragraphs for each of the five offered. 
• Selecting one and explore the links that offer clarification and explanation of the big ideas. 
• Taking notes on what you learn, so that you can become an "expert" on this particular school of criticism. Jot down 4-5 "Guiding Questions" that you can turn to across our reading to keep you focused on your school of criticism. As you work on your Dialect Journal, these questions may guide you, although a variety of responses are still encouraged. The goal of your Heart of Darkness Dialectic Journal-- 50% analysis, 50% Personal/Summary. 

Background Power Point

Infographic About the Congo before 1950

Examples of Frame Narratives:
- The Princess Bride
- Forrest Gump
- Hoodwinked

Essay Assignment: Click Here! Essays are due in Engrade either Feb. 23 (1, 3, and 7 Period) or Feb. 24 (8th period).

Chinua Achebe Essay.

MLA Formatting Check List (For Heart of Darkness Essay)

1. Is the heading in the upper left-hand corner of the first page? 

2. Does the heading include:

• Your name?
• Your Instructor's name?
• The course name?
• The date?

3. Does the paper have an original title (other than something like "Final Paper")?

• Is the title presented without being bolded, italicized, or placed in quotation marks?

4. Does the paper have 1" margins on all sides?

5. Is the paper written in Times New Roman and in 12-pt. font?

6. Is everything double-spaced?

7. Are your last name and the page number in the upper right-hand corner of each page (0.5" from the top, or inserted using the "header" function in Word)?

Quoting a Quote:

When you have a quotation that is inside of another quotation it is called a nested quotation. Nested quotes follow a hierarchical structure of alternating between double quotation marks and single quotation marks.

Rule:

• Double quotation marks are used for the first quotation.
• Single quotation marks are used for a quotation within a quotation.
• Double marks are used for a further quotation inside that, etc.

Examples:

• “John shouted at Steve, ‘You’re doing it all wrong.’ ”
• “The governor has prior obligations and said he ‘wishes he could be in attendance today.’ “
• “The weatherman said, ‘This weekend should be filled with blue skies.’ ”

Notice that the secondary quote in each example is placed within single quotation marks. Also, notice that the periods are placed inside the single quotes. The rule is that periods always go inside the quotation marks.

If you find yourself writing a quote within a quote within a quote, i.e., three layers deep, it’s probably best to rework your sentence. Three levels of quotations are a bit much for the reader to make sense of.

If, however, a sentence rework is impossible, just add another level of hierarchy. Your sentence would look like this, Double>Single>Double.

• “Joan emphatically said, ‘We won’t sing “God Save the Queen.”’ ”

It is, of course, a very rare occasion to see a sentence this complicated.