Thursday, April 4, 2013

Heart Of Darkness Study Guide

Assignment:  Create a study guide for Heart of Darkness.  You need five points to complete the assignment, but you may gather more information for bonus credit.  You are free to search for the information, but you can also draw from your own knowledge of the book.

Description and Analysis of Characters - 1 point per character
Important Symbols and Their Significance - 1 point per symbol
Themes or Motifs Explained - 1 point each
Analysis of the Structure or Narrative Style and Its Significance - 2 points!

Here are some recommended resources to help you complete your study guide:

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/heart/
http://www.us.penguingroup.com/static/pdf/teachersguides/HeartOfDarknessTG.pdf

For this one, you will need to log in to Lincoln Library resources:

http://literature.proquestlearning.com/quick/displayItemById.do?origin=toc&PubID=kno&QueryType=reference&ItemID=EALKN067+pqllit_ref_lib#Characters

If you have a Brooklyn Public Library card, log in and go to "Databases and Articles."  Look around - you will find many, many resources!