Assignment Sheet



'Heart of Darkness'' Wiki Project '''

'''This will probably be unlike anything you’ve ever done before. It’s unlike any assignment that I’ve ever created. As such, there is a certain degree of fear on your part (fear of the unknown, fear of interacting with technology you’ve never used before, etc.) and fear on my part (how to assess this, how to provide good instruction, etc.). So, before we tackle this monster of a project, lets acknowledge that there is a learning curve on all our parts and let’s all make a promise right now that we will be patient with one another. Cool? Good. '''

'For this assignment, you will contribute to a class Wiki that revolves around Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness''. What this means is that you will contribute to a website that is dedicated to showing what you’ve learned about the novel. Not only will you be researching and writing, but you will also be providing links to other sources, and posting relevant pictures and videos. The website can be found here: http://walkerclassheartofdarkness.wikia.com/wiki/WalkerClassHeartofDarkness_Wiki '''

'''You will work in groups. Each group will pick a page to work on and everyone will be expected to participate in the construction of their group’s page. Choose from the following: '''

'''Characters '''

'''Colonialism '''

'''Important Quotes '''

'''Ivory Trade '''

'''Joseph Conrad '''

'''Post-Colonialism '''

'''Symbolism '''

'''Additionally, if you think there should be another page on our Wiki to help flesh out our research, please let me know and we can add that page (you could receive bonus points for good suggestions). '''

'''Here is what you will be graded on: '''

-           '''Well-written pages that have been edited to ensure accuracy and good content. '''

-           '''Proper MLA citation to show your sources. (THIS IS EXCEPTIONALLY IMPORTANT) '''

-           '''Pages must have relevant images and/or videos to supplement the text. '''

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<p class="MsoNormal">'''If you have any questions, please let me know. We’ll work out the problems as we go along. '''