As we move forward to our next Unit of study and to reading the poem “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” you will take time today to finish your journal about how you relate and perceive themes that relate to the poem (and it’s all about you .. so you don’t have to have READ the poem to do this). Choose one or two of the topics below to journal about. 300-400 words. Quiz grade. Due today.
1. PRIDE ... How can pride be both a good thing and a bad thing? Have you ever experienced or witnessed where pride caused something bad to happen? Does life sometimes humble those who may be too prideful?
2. SUFFERING ... Why is it necessary to have consequences sometimes for our actions? What is the point of consequences? Does suffering through these consequences make us better people?
3. ISOLATION ... Think about a time when you were alone for a long period of time ... how did it affect you? How do our minds work differently when we are isolated from other people as opposed to when we are surrounded by friends and family? What effects does isolation have on relationships?
4. TRANSFORMATION ... Discuss a time when you (or someone you know) became a different kind of person because of life changing events. Are these kinds of transformations always positive? Always negative? Is it possible to live an entire life and NOT be transformed in some way by what we go through?
4 options. You can write about 1 or 2. 300-400 words total/combined. Quiz grade.