Rime of the Ancient Mariner Literature Unit
Coleridge drew his work from many sources. The central theme was suggested by Wordsworth, who had been reading Shelvocke's A Voyage round the World by the Way of the Great South Sea (1726) on this voyage one of the crew shot an albatross which had followed the ship in bad weather. According to a friend of Wordsworth, the Rev. Alexander Dyce, the poem was founded on a strange dream which one of Coleridge's friends had; the dreamer, John Cruikshank dreamed of a skeleton ship with figures in it.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Literature Unit is suitable for Jr. or senior high school students. Our goal at Literature Enrichment is to make the text of this magnificent poem accessible to a broader range of students.
Using the powerful art of Gustave Doré, and a variety of strategies for building comprehension, this resource succeeds in making this epic poem 'come alive' to students. Many teachers have reported success with younger students because of the attention this resource gives to comprehension
The staff at Literature Enrichment are very excited to be making this resource available to a wider range of students!
Features of this resource:
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33 page student booklet includes:
- Vocabulary activities
- comprehension questions
- graphic organizers
- cooperative activities
- text of Rime of the Ancient Mariner
- classic illustrations by Gustave Doré
- poetry
- essays
- reflective writing
- descriptive writing
- answers to all questions and activities
- suggestions for teaching
- background to the poem
- supplementary resources
- complete student dictionary of vocabulary
- themes and discussion of the text
Doré graphics throughout and a chance for students to draw scenes from the poem
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