HeidiKC Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 TWTM book has this poem listed under 7th grade reading. I think this seems pretty hard for 7th grade, and studied it myself in 9th grade. Wondering what others think and/or what grade you've had your student study it and what seems to be the best grade for it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Well, I studied it in college, lol. We are using Kolbe lit for 7&8th grade. They have 'Rime' in their poetry unit. You can use the unit any time you like (or pull it apart and stick the poems in individually), but they suggest the poetry unit be done in 8th grade. But, I didn't encounter it until college. We did spend weeks on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heliconian Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Well, I studied it in college, lol. We are using Kolbe lit for 7&8th grade. They have 'Rime' in their poetry unit. You can use the unit any time you like (or pull it apart and stick the poems in individually), but they suggest the poetry unit be done in 8th grade. But, I didn't encounter it until college. We did spend weeks on it. I agree. You can study it earlier, but then your student will probably be struggling simply to grasp the narrative and will not really be prepared to discuss it in depth in terms of symbolism and language use. This is more high school and college level discussion. The first exposure will almost certainly be pretty superficial. That said, exposure now could make the work a welcome friend when it returns later. I suppose it could also make it a loathed enemy, but I think you would be able to tell if that was happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in FL Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 We read it aloud for exposure only when kids were 7th grade ,5th ,and 2nd (maybe they were 8th, 6th, and 3rd - I don't remember). We have an illustrated version, I stopped and explained things as needed. Overall they all seemed to enjoy it. But again - it was for exposure, no in-depth analysis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeidiKC Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Thank you! I think I'll wait. I was just surprised to see it on the 7th grade list and wanted to double-check with you all for your thoughts. As always, very helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 There are some great audio versions of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner on Youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Jo Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 We read it aloud for exposure only when kids were 7th grade ,5th ,and 2nd (maybe they were 8th, 6th, and 3rd - I don't remember). We have an illustrated version, I stopped and explained things as needed. Overall they all seemed to enjoy it. But again - it was for exposure, no in-depth analysis! Can you link the book by chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateLeft Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 There are some great audio versions of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner on Youtube. I first introduced it to my kids using the Iron Maiden song, "Rime of the Ancient Mariner." :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heliconian Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I first introduced it to my kids using the Iron Maiden song, "Rime of the Ancient Mariner." :D Tee hee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poke Salad Annie Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I remember studying it in 9th grade. I had a very dramatic English teacher that year, and needless to say, she did a right dandy job with this one. I still have some of those words rattling around in my brain! I will confess, though, that this poem was probably one of my favorites of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in FL Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Can you link the book by chance? Sorry for the late response. This is the edition we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhondaM. Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Sorry for the late response. This is the edition we have. When my son was in 5th grade he discovered this poem and fell in love with it. We never studied it though, and I am sure most of it went right over his head. A couple of years later I found the book that you have linked. It is on his desk right now (he is in 10th now). I guess we should actually study it at some point. RhondaM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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