I've always thought that myths were extremely interesting. I love that a lot of myths have similarity in theme, yet depending on the culture that it's from there are new interesting changes. I like the fact that in many myths you get to know a little bit about a culture and their beliefs and values. I had a lot of fun writing my own myth especially the one for the presentation I did with my group. Since it was a trickster myth there was a lot of room to have fun with it. I mean where else can you read about a bear punking a turtle? I think that myths really give you the change to be as creative as your mind can go. There is no preoccupation with realism and whether or not the content is convincing. It's not supposed to make complete sense. It gives you a different perspective on something you've heard before. Like creation myths, many people have heard about the 7 days that it took God to create earth, or about Adam and Eve being made from God, but not many people know the story about people rising from corn and being created that way.
I think when it comes to teaching I really want to have my students read all about myths because it is a great way to learn about cultures from around the world. They'll learn about different countries and the different cultures with in those countries. I also think it would be fun to have them write their own myth and maybe give it a contemporary twist. They can create the new urban legend or something. Or, they can bring in myths that they have heard from their own cultures. That way the can also see where their classmates are coming from.
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I totally agree with what you had to say about the Trickster Myths. I thought they were really fun. It is definitely true that these don’t particularly need to make sense and follow a certain format. I also enjoyed the story you made up for our presentation haha I thought it was creative and funny. Teaching these myths to our future students will expand their outlook on the different cultures that are presented in each myth. I like the idea you have of presenting this assignment with a twist by asking them to write an urban legend. This would definitely prove to be a fun activity for them. I also believe that having students bring in their own myths from their culture will be beneficial. Everyone will have a story to tell that is different. I really enjoyed the myths we read in class. I can just imagine the ones everyone is coming up with. I am excited to read what our classmates wrote.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about reading myths of different cultures. So many of them are alike, yet there is always something very interesting that is different. I think those are my favorites to read, I like to read and see how some cultures interrupt the same stories in different ways. I also think your idea of teaching myth to kids it’s pretty interesting, I’d actually like to read newly written myths with some type of a contemporary/modern twist.
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