Resources
Bibliography
Brown, Tony C. "Cultural Psychosis on the Frontier: The Work of the Darkness in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness." In Heart of Darkness: a case study in contemporary criticism, edited by Ross Murfin, 350-366. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. This is an article that was very helpful when researching the theme of the nature of evil in Heart of Darkness.
Conrad, Joseph, and Franklin Walker. Heart of Darkness and the Secret Sharer. New York: Bantam Classics [Imprint], 1982. The edition of Heart of Darkness that my students read in class.
Conrad, Joseph, and Ross C. Murfin. Heart of darkness: a case study in contemporary criticism. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. Excellent resource which contains the text along with seeral critical essays that were very helpful when researching the work. This contains sections with detailedbackground information on Conrad as well as the history of the Belgian Congo.
Conrad, Joseph, and Robert Kimbrough. "Introduction." In Heart of darkness: an authoritative text, backgrounds and sources, criticism. 3rd ed. New York: Norton, 1988. ix-xvii. Excellent comprehensive resource for information about Heart of Darkness.
Maier-Katkin, Birgit, and Daniel Maier-Katkin. "At the Heart of Darkness: Crimes Against Humanity and the Banality of Evil." Human Rights Quarterly 26, no. 3 (2004): 584-604. This article was useful because it contains specific examples of the nature of evil in Heart of Darkness and its connection to Kurtz.
Murfin, Ross C. and Kayla Walker Edin. "A Critical History of Heart of Darkness." In Heart of Darkness: a case study in contemporary criticism, edited by Ross Murfin, 137-162. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. A section in the previous text which gave an overview of various themes and criticism related to Heart of Darkness.
Purdy, Joyce. "Inviting Conversation: meaningful talk about texts for English language learners." Literacy 42, no. 1 (2008): 44-51. Contains suggestions for facilitating meaningful conversations about literature from ELL's.
Renner, Stanley. "Kurtz, Christ, and the Darkness in "Heart of Darkness". Renascence, Winter 1976. Interpretation of Heart of Darkness which emphasizes Kurtz as a Christ figure.
Rogers, Charlotte. Jungle fever exploring madness and medicine in twentieth-century tropical narratives. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 2012. Book which looks at the theme of madness in Heart of Darkness. Very useful for exploring the theme of the nature of evil and connecting it to specific examples in the book.
Won Hur, Jung, and Suhyun Suh. "Making Learning Active with Interactive Whiteboards, Podcasts, and Digital Storytelling in ELL Classrooms." Computers in the Schools 29, no. 4 (2012): 320-338. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hrq.2004.0038 (accessed May 20, 2013). Study revealing the positive effects of using various forms of technology with ELL's.
Zohar, Anat, and Yehudit J. Dori. "Higher Order Thinking Skills and Low-Achieving Students: Are They Mutually Exclusive?." Journal of the Learning Sciences 12, no. 2 (2003): 145-181. Study revealing the positive effects on low-achieving students of assigning tasks that require higher-order thinking skills.
Classroom Resources
Achebe, Chinua. "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'." In Heart of darkness: an authoritative text, backgrounds and sources, criticism, edited by Richard Kimbrough, 251-261. 3rd ed. New York: Norton, 1988. In this essay, Achebe accuses Conrad of racism through his portrayal of Africans in the text, which he says perpetuates stereotypes. This is another perspective that could be examined when reading this work.
Apocalypse now. DVD. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Hollywood, Calif.: Paramount, 1999.
Keene, Ellin Oliver, and Susan Zimmermann. Mosaic of thought: teaching comprehension in a reader's workshop. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1997. Excellent resource illustrating ways to help students make text connections.
Mairowitz, David Zane, and Catherine Anyango. Heart of darkness: adapted from the original novel by Joseph Conrad. London: SelfMadeHero, 2010. Graphic novel of Heart of Darkness used to introduce students to the novella.
Phillips, Caryl. "'Was Joseph Conrad Really a Racist?' (2007): An Interview with Chinua Achebe." In Heart of Darkness: a case study in contemporary criticism, edited by Ross Murfin, 129-134. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. This would be a good companion piece to read when examining the perspective of Chinua Achebe.
"Photo Story 3 for Windows." Photo Story 3 for Windows. http://windowsphotostory.com (accessed July 29, 2013). Software used to create digital stories.
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