Week 15: December 8–12

What’s Due

E Block

G Block

In our last week studying Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, we put finishing touches on Writing Assignment #4: Heart of Darkness Literary Essay. Your essays are taking good shape, but you must be unrelenting in the revision process. Keep re-reading and uncovering the layers of meaning in Conrad’s text. Keep revisiting your thesis and asking yourself: How can it be better?

Review the essay writing tips we have been practicing in class:

In Government, we push forward on the Xlandia project. Mini-lectures on various aspects of democratic government help you to understand the workings of your individual country’s political structure.

For the G Block, the Xlandia Problem Statement is due on Monday.


Posted by Justin Wells : 12/05/2008