If you were absent on Wednesday, March 30, view this TED talk, which we watched during class. Pay attention to the ways the speaker connects with the audience, the strategies she uses to communicate her message, and the ways the images reinforce and enhance her points.
If you have turned in the complete draft of your research paper, you have no homework for Friday, April 1. If you have not turned in the complete draft, you need to turn it in by Friday. For Tuesday, April 5, complete the speech assignment that was handed out in class and is posted to the right. If you can't locate the handout with the rhetorical devices, it is also posted to the right.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Assignment for Thursday, March 24
Read and annotate Chinua Achebe's essay "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's Heart of Darkness" (which is on pp. 336-349 in your volume of Heart of Darkness).
In class, you will give extemporaneous speeches in preparation for your STP presentations.
In class, you will give extemporaneous speeches in preparation for your STP presentations.
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Assignments for Friday, March 18, and Tuesday, March 22
For Friday: Read and annotate pp. 42-54 (to the end of Part II) in Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
For Tuesday: Read and annotate Part III (pp. 54-77) of Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Assignments for Monday, March 14, and Wednesday, March 16
In Conrad's Heart of Darkness, read and annotate to the end of the first paragraph on p. 42. Keep track of the keywords (and their variations) that we have identified: heart, dark, light, civilized, primitive, black, white, native.
In class, you will have time to work on the research paper. The next three-to-four pages are due on Wednesday, March 16. Also, if you need to speak to anyone to make arrangements for your presentation (such as a teacher whose class you'd like to present to), you should do so as soon as possible.
In class, you will have time to work on the research paper. The next three-to-four pages are due on Wednesday, March 16. Also, if you need to speak to anyone to make arrangements for your presentation (such as a teacher whose class you'd like to present to), you should do so as soon as possible.
Monday, March 7, 2016
Assignment for Wednesday, March 9
Work on the research paper; try to write an additional page. You will have time to work on it in class, and you will continue to work on avoiding plagiarism and integrating your sources. You do not have to read Heart of Darkness for Wednesday.
The next three-to-four pages of the research paper are due Wednesday, March 16.
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Assignment for Monday, March 7
Read and annotate to the end of Part 1 in Conrad's Heart of Darkness (to p. 31). As you are reading, pay close attention to the keywords we have already identified. Also, I will need to know your plan for the presentation, whether you will do it in class or elsewhere.
In class, we will begin by discussing Heart of Darkness, with particular attention to the rhetoric that is developing with those keywords. In addition, we will do some work (via a website) on avoiding plagiarism in research papers. If there is still time, you will be able to continue working on the research paper.
Just a reminder: The next three-to-four pages of the research paper are due on Wednesday, March 16.
In class, we will begin by discussing Heart of Darkness, with particular attention to the rhetoric that is developing with those keywords. In addition, we will do some work (via a website) on avoiding plagiarism in research papers. If there is still time, you will be able to continue working on the research paper.
Just a reminder: The next three-to-four pages of the research paper are due on Wednesday, March 16.
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