These resources relate to the theme of economic inequality within The Great Gatsby. This is clearly a very relevant feature of the novel:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30875633
http://www.channel4.com/news/inequality-world-richest-wealth-oxfam-poor-uk-rich
The aim of today's session was to explore the second and third section of Sam Coleridge's THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER. Students were introduced to the imagery created by Coleridge and focus was placed on the significance of the line ' they were the first that ever burst into the silent sea.' Sections two and three introduce a nightmare environment of unbearable heat, movement that defies the laws of physics, water that becomes dancing death-fire, slimy creatures, and ghost ships with a crew of Death and Life-In-Death. This is a HELLISH environment and allows Coleridge to shape a narrative that appears to place the Mariner in HELL for the crime of killing the albatross. This a remarkable section of the poem due to the intensity, creativity, and originality of the visual imagery created by Coleridge. Note how this strange world of heat and silence contrasts violently with the cold and intense volume of the opening section of the poem. How does Coleridge shape this contrast?
HOMEWORK: THE TROTAM ARTISTIC CHALLENGE! Students need to offer a visual representation of one moment from section two or three. Please feel free to select a moment from the opening section. For example students might like to paint their perception of the character of the Mariner. This could be a painting, an illustration, a collage, a sculpture, a photograph.....YOU DECIDE. I have already witnessed one piece of work and it is fantastic. I look forward to your representations. BE CREATIVE.
I offered a brief quiz at the start of this session that challenged students to answer TEN simple questions relating to the poem. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT AT LEAST HALF THE CLASS HAVE NOT BOTHERED TO READ THE POEM. IF YOU DO NOT READ THE POEM THERE IS NOT A LOT I CAN DO TO HELP YOU. Any student who believes that the Mariner's weapon of choice is a 'sword' really needs to read the poem. Any student who fails to identify the three voices used by Coleridge in the opening section needs to RAISE THEIR GAME. That quiz was quite enlightening. I might have another quiz on Friday. Below are a series of essential resources.
http://becuriouslit.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/year-12-lesson-twenty-seven-19th-dec-14.html
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