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'In the offing the sea and the sky were welded together without a joint, and in the luminous space the tanned sails of the barges drifting up with the tide seemed to stand still in red clusters of canvas sharply peaked, with gleams of varnished spirits.'

P.15 Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, 1995, 2000. First published in 1902 by Penguin Classics, Penguin Books Ltd.

This work is public domain, published courtesy of Penguin Books Ltd

Art & Design / Literacy:
Image and text

  • Ask the pupils to close their eyes and read the text to them.
  • Ask the pupils to think about the images that are conjured up when listening to this passage of text.
  • Discuss the images that people thought of. Ask the pupils to make a painting in response to the text.
  • Show them a variety of other artworks and discuss how written responses could be constructed thinking about purpose, style and vocabulary.
  • They could produce a range of factual and creative responses in the forms of an art review, narrative, poem or diary entry for example.
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Keystage / Curriculum info
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Keystage 3
Curriculum Art & Design / Literacy