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Create Your Own Myth

The document provides instructions for students to write an original myth explaining how something was created. It defines myths as traditional stories that explain aspects of human nature or the natural world. The document outlines elements that myths typically include, such as characters, setting, conflict, and resolution. Students are asked to write a 150+ word myth using their imagination and considering examples of myths read in class. Suggested topics for the myth are also provided.

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Create Your Own Myth

The document provides instructions for students to write an original myth explaining how something was created. It defines myths as traditional stories that explain aspects of human nature or the natural world. The document outlines elements that myths typically include, such as characters, setting, conflict, and resolution. Students are asked to write a 150+ word myth using their imagination and considering examples of myths read in class. Suggested topics for the myth are also provided.

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Writing a Myth

CREATE AND PRESENT


Write a Myth A myth is a traditional story that explains how some aspect of human
nature or the natural world came to be.
You are going to write a myth about how something was created. You must have a
minimum of 150 words. You will submit it in Schoology.

A myth has been defined as "a story embodying and declaring a pattern of relationship
between humanity, other forms of life, and the environment" (R. J. Stewart). As such,
myths and creation accounts and stories help to provide a unifying framework for the
people who believe, either literally or figuratively, in this shared account. It is not a
falsehood or an unscientific lie; rather, it is a poetic and shared vision.

Some of these mythic elements that derive from the Oral Tradition are: 1) The use of
repetition for emphasis and ease of recall; 2) The use of poetic devices such as
alliteration, personification, metaphor and simile, and symbolism; 3) A concern with
numbers, often times repeated; 4) The power of "The Word" (Logos) and the subsequent
use of concrete nouns to label important elements (both human and non-human).

This week you will be writing your own Creation Myths! This is intended to be a fun
and creative assignment, so use your imagination!

Think back to the myths we have read in class as an example of what a good myth does.
Write an original creation myth following the writing process. Be sure to include all the
elements of a myth: characters, setting, conflict, plot, resolution, and possibly
metamorphosis.

Some ideas for you if you are really stuck:


 how cats got their tails
 how the sun came into being
 why the moon disappears once a month
 why giraffes have long necks
 why there is dew on the grass in the summer
 why dogs bark instead of chirp
 why penguins can't fly
 why trees grow vertically instead of horizontally
 why people have language and animals do not

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