Creating a Myth Day In Classroom Activity

Making a Myth

1. Word of the Day Please copy the word of the day in your word bank.

2. Homework Reminder Speech transcript and PowerPoint presentation due TOMORROW Padlet Journal Writing

3. Success criteria 8Ro1 Broaden experience of reading a wide range of texts and express preferences and opinions(myths and legends from around the world)

4. Retrieval - MWB Name a few heroes and heroines from myths and legends you know. What unique characteristics do these individuals possess?

5. Characteristics of a hero: Brave Trustworthy Honest Good communicator Strong leader Intelligent Confident Inspirational High values Responsible to others Strength Courageous Positive Adventurous Motivated Hopeful Good Role Model Extraordinary Talent

6. Who are your heroes? Defining a personal hero is a bit like allowing our diaries to be published. Through our choice of heroes, we spell volumes about ourselves. We reveal our individual values and comment on those we perceive to be lacking in the world around us. Our heroes represent the best of ourselves, yet being human and therefore flawed, they also allow us to accept our limitations.

7. Who are your heroes? Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it. Martin Luther King Jr.

8. Who are your heroes? "Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin." Mother Teresa

9. Who are your heroes? Houston, Tranquility Base here. The eagle has landed. That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind. Neil Armstrong , Upon landing on the Moon, July 20, 1969

10. Who are your heroes? I'm here to fight for truth, and justice, and the American way.  Superman Written by: Joe Shuster & Jerry Siegel

11. Who are your heroes? "Firemen are going to get killed. When they join the department they face that fact. When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of duty. They were not thinking of getting killed when they went where death lurked. They went there to put the fire out, and got killed. Firefighters do not regard themselves as heroes because they do what the business requires." Edward Croker Source: Chief, FDNY 1899-1911

12. Who are your heroes? Father Mother Grandparents Aunt Uncle Friends

13. Who are your heroes? I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot . . . and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why . . . I succeed. Michael Jordan

14. Who are your heroes? I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear. Rosa Parks

15. Who are your heroes? Even if I don't finish, we need others to continue. It's got to keep going without me. Terry Fox

16. In Literature, what is a hero? 1. A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life.

17. 2. In mythology and legend, a hero is a man, often of divine ancestry, who is endowed with great courage and strength, celebrated for his bold exploits, and favoured by the gods.

18. 3. The principal male character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation.

19. Heroines Many writers now consider hero, long restricted to men in the sense "a person noted for courageous action," to be a gender-neutral term. It is used to refer to admired women as well as men in respected publications. A woman noted for courage and daring action. A woman noted for special achievement in a particular field. The principal female character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation.

20. Character portrait Name and describe a character you would like to use in a legend .

21. To write a GOOD character description you could try some of the following techniques in your writing.

22. Adjectives to describe Use adjectives to describe the physical details of a character. His scaly, wrinkled nose sniffed the air.

23. Nouns to fit the personality of the character Clothes, particularly need to match the personality of the character. Scruffy, torn trousers

24. Interesting adjectives Makes the writing better with imaginative words. Leathery,crinkled

25. Negative description Detailing what is not there is an effective way of making a reader aware of what a character may lack. He had no jacket, no shoes, no umbrella and no sense.

26. Stream of consciousness What someone is thinking. Saying things that are in a character’s head aloud. I’ve got to decide…. but I can’t….. what shall I do?

27. Movement The way a character moves gives much away about their personality or feelings. Shoulders hunched, feet dragging he shuffled towards the darkened windows of home.

28. Metaphor States something IS something else. Saucepan eyes glared at him.

29. Simile Uses comparison to add description His knees shook like twanged guitar strings.

30. Unusual feature A limp or scar can tell a story behind a character. Across his hand lay a jagged scar.

31. Character Portrait You will now create a character to be used later in your own contemporary legend set in your own school or community. It can be human or animal, but keep in mind the setting as well as features of a legend (which we have discussed several times). Feel free to look back in your textbook to get ideas from past legends we have read about. However, be sure to use your own words.

32. What are legends? A legend is a semi-true story, which has been passed on from person-to-person and has important meaning or symbolism for the culture in which it originates. A legend usually includes an element of truth, or is based on historic facts, but with 'mythical qualities'. Legends usually involve heroic characters or fantastic places and often encompass the spiritual beliefs of the culture in which they originate.

33. Writing your legend Write your own contemporary legend set in your own school or community. The story could be totally made up or be based on actual events that have occurred recently. Use the character from your character portrait as the main character in your legend. Remember what you learned about story beginnings, characters, problems, resolutions and planning.

34. Writing your legend – Brainstorming Think of a title for your legend. Take into account your character and the setting you have chosen. Place the title into a circle in the middle of your notebook. Write ideas in the form of a Mind Map

35. Writing your legend – Brainstorming

36. Writing your legend – Rough Draft Write a rough draft of your legend in your notebook (no space between lines, one full page) Remember that whatever you don’t finish in class will be due for homework on Thursday, at which time we will do peer editing.