Warm Up #12

1. Write a poem about something you have experienced recently. Warm Up #12

2. Romanticism and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Romanticism day 5

3. 3.0 Literary Response and AnalysisStudents read and respond to historically or culturally significant works of literature that reflect and enhance their studies of history and social science. They conduct in-depth analyses of recurrent themes. Structural Features of Literature3.1 Analyze characteristics of subgenres (e.g., satire, parody, allegory, pastoral) that are used in poetry, prose, plays, novels, short stories, essays, and other basic genres. Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text3.2 Analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on life, using textual evidence to support the claim.3.3 Analyze the ways in which irony, tone, mood, the author's style, and the "sound" of language achieve specific rhetorical or aesthetic purposes or both.3.4 Analyze ways in which poets use imagery, personification, figures of speech, and sounds to evoke readers' emotions. 3.6 Analyze the way in which authors through the centuries have used archetypes drawn from myth and tradition in literature, film, political speeches, and religious writings (e.g., how the archetypes of banishment from an ideal world may be used to interpret Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth).3.7 Analyze recognized works of world literature from a variety of authors: a. Contrast the major literary forms, techniques, and characteristics of the major literary periods (e.g., Homeric Greece, medieval, romantic, neoclassic, modern). b. Relate literary works and authors to the major themes and issues of their eras. c. Evaluate the philosophical, political, religious, ethical, and social influences of the historical period that shaped the characters, plots, and settings. • Students will be able to recall past knowledge about poetry to apply to new unit of study. • Students will be able to differentiate between romantic and romanticism and apply the new idea of Romanticism to their own writing. • Students will be able to define and utilize the important terms and literary devices for this unit. • Students will be able to construct an informational document that outlines important aspects, events, and people of the romantic period. • Students will be able to break down their chosen poem and compare and contrast it to the idea of romanticism. • Students will be able to interpret the symbols and ideas from Blake’s poetry and relate it to their own beliefs.

4. What is your favorite part of your poem and why? What makes your poem worth reading and sharing? Your Poem

5. If you happen to have your brochure, you may turn it in for partial credit or, if you were absent, turn it in now for full credit. Pass Up Your Brochures!

6. Describe the Ancient Mariner physically. • Why does the Wedding Guest stop to listen to the Mariner (even though it means he will miss the wedding)? • Where is the ship blown by the raging storm? • What sort of trouble do the sailors find themselves in? • What good event do the sailors associate with the albatross? • Why does the Mariner kill the albatross? • When the Mariner kills the albatross, first his shipmates {curse/praise} him because • Then they {curse/praise} him because • Then, finally, they {curse/praise} him because • As a symbol of the Mariner’s guilt, the albatross is • Who are the two passengers on the “rescue ship”? • What do the Mariner’s shipmates do as they expire? Rime of the ancient mariner questions: Parts I, II, III

7. What is “worse than an orphan’s curse”? • What must the Mariner do before he is able to pray? • What relief is sent to the mariner, and by whom? • How can a ship sail if all her crew are dead? • What is “penance”? Has the Mariner done his yet? Rime of the Ancient Mariner Questions: parts Iv & V

8. Remember to be looking at how these big ideas are playing out in the poem? • Guilt? • Superstition? Big Ideas

9. This poem is filled with imagery that matches up with all the poetic devices, figurative language, and symbolism. All of this adds together to create this world of fantasy Coleridge is creating. Even though the ideas, events, motifs, etc. in this poem can be dark or “Gothic” it is still a prime example of Romanticism because of the themes, focus, and ideas. Pay attention to examples of this. Imagery: Remember…

10. There are seven parts to this poem. For each part you will create a sketch example of some poetic device, figurative language, or imagery you identified in that part. You will not be graded on your artistic ability, but on your ability to pull examples of poetic devices, figurative language, or imagery from the text and correctly identify it. Remember to fill it out as you go so you don’t have to do it all at once and to have different examples of figurative language. Storyboard: Due when we finish the poem

11. Example Storyboard: Remember to identify the device and create a sketch that represents how you see that device being used in the part you are reading. If your artwork isn’t self explanatory then include a short sentence describing the devices use.

12. Bring your textbook (selections: Rime of the Ancient Mariner) • Read and take notes on parts VI & VII • Finish your storyboard- due next class! • Make sure reading guide questions are answered up to #17 • Bring in another poem that you like!