Humanities JTerm Project Description by Mr. Tress Lyrics
J-Term 2014
Heart of Darkness Annotation Project
Goal: Students will create rich and informative annotations for passages from Heart of Darkness on Poetry Genius, making intertextual connections with other works of literature, literary criticism, and primary sources related to nineteenth- and twentieth-century imperialism.
Assessment: Throughout J-Term, students will be annotating Heart of Darkness, as well as other works and documents, in a semi-private “class page” on the Poetry Genius website. As a final assessment, students will choose three of their best annotations, revise them based on teacher and peer feedback, and add them to the public version of Heart of Darkness.
Criteria for Annotations:
Literary explanation: Explain, in a concise manner, lines or ideas that you feel may be difficult to understand. Ideally, explain the author’s use of language and/or literary devices in the passage. Remember this is not an essay. Your explanations probably shouldn’t exceed a short paragraph. Spend some time looking at other annotations to see what kinds of explanations work well. Avoid explaining the meaning of lines that are relatively straightforward.
Historical explanation: Give well-researched, accurate background information about historical context, events, locations, people, terms, etc. mentioned in the passage.
Intertextual links: Link your annotation (with an explanation) to at least one of the following - other work of literature, literary criticism, or historical primary source (either from the class album or something you add yourself!).
Multimedia: Include at least one of the following - image, video, or GIF. Your use of multimedia should be relevant and informative. Ideally, multimedia should convey information that is not immediately obvious upon reading the passage.
Citations: Provide citations wherever necessary (links or MLA, as appropriate).
Grammar & Spelling: Proofread all annotations for correct grammar and spelling.
Calendar:
Monday, January 6: Introduction to Poetry Genius, Joseph Conrad, and imperialism in the Congo
Wednesday, January 8: Heart of Darkness Part 1 - listen & discuss in literature circles
Homework: Finish reading Part 1
Thursday, January 9: Annotate Heart of Darkness Part 1
Homework: Read peers' annotations and respond with at least 2 suggestions.
Friday, January 10: Heart of Darkness Part 2 - listen & discuss in literature circles
Monday, January 13: Annotate Heart of Darkness Part 2
Homework: Read peers' annotations and respond with at least 2 suggestions.
Tuesday, January 14: Heart of Darkness Part 3 - listen & discuss in literature circles
Wednesday, January 15: Annotate Heart of Darkness Part 3
Homework: Read peers' annotations and respond with at least 2 suggestions.
Thursday, January 16: Literary Criticism on Heart of Darkness
Friday, January 17: Revising for the Wall of History
Heart of Darkness Annotation Project
Goal: Students will create rich and informative annotations for passages from Heart of Darkness on Poetry Genius, making intertextual connections with other works of literature, literary criticism, and primary sources related to nineteenth- and twentieth-century imperialism.
Assessment: Throughout J-Term, students will be annotating Heart of Darkness, as well as other works and documents, in a semi-private “class page” on the Poetry Genius website. As a final assessment, students will choose three of their best annotations, revise them based on teacher and peer feedback, and add them to the public version of Heart of Darkness.
Criteria for Annotations:
Literary explanation: Explain, in a concise manner, lines or ideas that you feel may be difficult to understand. Ideally, explain the author’s use of language and/or literary devices in the passage. Remember this is not an essay. Your explanations probably shouldn’t exceed a short paragraph. Spend some time looking at other annotations to see what kinds of explanations work well. Avoid explaining the meaning of lines that are relatively straightforward.
Historical explanation: Give well-researched, accurate background information about historical context, events, locations, people, terms, etc. mentioned in the passage.
Intertextual links: Link your annotation (with an explanation) to at least one of the following - other work of literature, literary criticism, or historical primary source (either from the class album or something you add yourself!).
Multimedia: Include at least one of the following - image, video, or GIF. Your use of multimedia should be relevant and informative. Ideally, multimedia should convey information that is not immediately obvious upon reading the passage.
Citations: Provide citations wherever necessary (links or MLA, as appropriate).
Grammar & Spelling: Proofread all annotations for correct grammar and spelling.
Calendar:
Monday, January 6: Introduction to Poetry Genius, Joseph Conrad, and imperialism in the Congo
Wednesday, January 8: Heart of Darkness Part 1 - listen & discuss in literature circles
Homework: Finish reading Part 1
Thursday, January 9: Annotate Heart of Darkness Part 1
Homework: Read peers' annotations and respond with at least 2 suggestions.
Friday, January 10: Heart of Darkness Part 2 - listen & discuss in literature circles
Monday, January 13: Annotate Heart of Darkness Part 2
Homework: Read peers' annotations and respond with at least 2 suggestions.
Tuesday, January 14: Heart of Darkness Part 3 - listen & discuss in literature circles
Wednesday, January 15: Annotate Heart of Darkness Part 3
Homework: Read peers' annotations and respond with at least 2 suggestions.
Thursday, January 16: Literary Criticism on Heart of Darkness
Friday, January 17: Revising for the Wall of History