All posts by Christopher Waugh

“Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.” (Katherine Mansfield)

Project: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

You select the tasks you want to complete and then sit back and watch the badges come in!

Homework: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Part the Seventh

Due this Monday 28 November, your task is to write a five point summary of the key events from Part the Seventh, the final part, of the poem.

Homework: Alliteration: Sounds of the Sea

This homework is to be completed by Thursday 24 November

Homework: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Part the Sixth

Due this Thursday 17 November, your task is to write a five point summary of the key events from Part the Fifth of the poem.

Homework: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Part the Fifth

Due this Friday 11 November, your task is to write a five point summary of the key events from Part the Fifth and select from the entire poem the 10+ lines you’re going to learn by heart in order

Homework: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Part the Fourth

Due this Monday 7 November, your task is to write a five point summary of the key events from Part the Fourth, and then select one strong metaphor, copy it into your blog entry, and explain its underlying

Homework: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Part the Third

Due this Wednesday,19th October, your task is to write a five point summary of the key events from Part the Third, and then select one strong metaphor, copy it into your blog entry, and explain

Homework: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Parts the First and Second

This weekend’s homework is to write on your blog a short summary of Parts the First and Second of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. It should be made of at least 8 points and cover

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Part the Second

Tonight’s homework is to select a stanza from Part the Second that uses a metaphor or simile and explain it in your own words

Homework: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Part the First

Tonight’s homework is to select a stanza from Part the First of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner and re-write this in your own words.