TODAY IN CLASS
Short reading check quiz over Part II: if at all possible come in at 9:45 sharp tomorrow to make up!
Continued discussion . . . .

FOR TOMORROW

3rd:  On the same paper as the visual lay-out for the "grove of death" paragraphs, write a potential thesis for this passage.

4th:  Continue working on what you started the last few minutes of class--do some sort of graphic organizer for the  section starting mid-paragraph "At last under the trees" [right after the drainage pipe smash-up].  Look at the next three paragraphs  (see yesterday's post, 3rd period, for exact wording); focus on selection of detail, diction, imagery, allusion.  Try to find PATTERNS that help us understand how Conrad is writing this.  (Yes, Marlow's POV here, of course, but it's Conrad's style achievements that we're mostly interested in at the moment.  We will make the transition to Marlow's "attitude" toward what he sees as a next step.)
Your categories should not just be what I listed above; you should try to nail down how Conrad is using language to achieve various effects.  Just try it.  Group together "stuff" that seems similar; see where it leads you. HAVE WITH YOU AT THE START OF CLASS