Thursday, October 10, 2013

October 10, Continuing with the Rime of the Ancient Mariner



Hello Everyone!

I wanted to clear up some things that I noticed from your class work yesterday.

A reader is someone who takes something they do not yet understand (i.e. a symbol, a word, a painting, a person, an essay, etc.) and places it in a context where they can observe it, and come to understand it better.

When citing evidence, it is important not only to describe what you're citing, but also to use direct reference markers such as line numbers in poems. The following paragraph is an example of how I would cite information relating to the Wedding Guest's feelings.

It is likely that the Wedding guest felt confused, and trapped; obliged to stay and listen to the Mariners tale. Firstly, the Mariner takes a hold of the Wedding Guest (9) and then entrances him with his mysterious and possibly supernatural stare (13, 14). He's most likely confused about why he was chosen (2), why he is being told the tale (10), or even why the Mariner had shot the albatross (82).

Today, we're moving on, below are some pictures that we used to start off today's class created by Gustave DorĂ© and more are available from http://dore.artpassions.net/.

Wherefore stopp'st thou me? 
The Wedding Guest 
The Ship Fled the Storm 
It was Wondrous Cold 
The Ice was All Around 
Water, water, every where 
Nine fathom deep he had followed us 
The Death Ship Nears 

Today we're continuing to pursue what confusion is, and we continue reading the Rime of the Ancient Mariner up until line 376. We're also working on the following worksheet HERE

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