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Creating a Myth Writing Assignment
Creating a Myth Writing Assignment
After a Read Aloud of different Myths and a class discussion you, the students will be writing your own myths. You will create a myth that explains a natural phenomenon such as the reason behind a volcano's eruption, earthquake, echoes, rainbows, droughts etc. This corresponds with the second half of the Greek Gods novel, "Nature Myths." As you brainstorm what to write, it is important to remember that Greeks created their stories with a purpose. Everything they created, wrote, thought of, danced, sang, or explained had a reason. The main purpose of mythology was to explain the way their world worked or to help them understand mysteries of nature or human life. Your story should not only have beautiful language, but should also serve a function (explain something in nature - either human nature or the earth).
Rubric Code:
F66A8C
By
vaishalikgrover
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Subject:
English
Type:
Reading
Grade Levels:
6-8
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Writing a Myth
Excellent
4 pts
Strong
3 pts
Work Could Improve
2 pts
Something Is Missing
1 pts
Main/topic Idea Sentence
Excellent
Main/Topic idea is clear. There is a clear theme that follows a creation or explanation of a natural phenomenon (natural event or truth about how human behavior.)
Strong
Main/Topic idea is somewhat clear. There is a generally clear theme that follows a creation or explanation of a natural phenomenon (natural event or truth about how human behavior.).
Work Could Improve
Main/Topic idea is not really clear. There is an unclear theme that follows a creation or explanation of a natural phenomenon (natural event or truth about how human behavior.).
Something Is Missing
Main/Topic idea is not present at all. There is no clear theme that follows a creation or explanation of a natural phenomenon (natural event or truth about how human behavior.).
Character
Excellent
There is a clear, well-thought out and described main character or a cast of more than one character, who interacts and is a PART of the myth.
Strong
There is a well described main character or cast of characters, but they do not fit with the nature myth and seem random or thrown in.
OR
The main character or cast of characters fit the story, but they are not well-described or "fleshed-out."
Work Could Improve
There is a character included / featured in the story, but only by name.
OR
The character is mentioned only once.
Something Is Missing
There is no character included at all.
There is logical order to the story
Excellent
Well ordered sentences (beginning, middle, and end) that keep to the topic / subject.
Strong
Sentences keep to the topic, but the order is weak.
Work Could Improve
Some parts do not keep to the topic.
Something Is Missing
Topic and story are confusing for the reader and the order seems random and not well thought out.
Details
Excellent
Exciting details make the reader "picture" the scene.
The reader can imagine what is going on and we "see" the story in our heads like a movie.
Strong
Some details help the reader understand what is going on.
Work Could Improve
Not enough details to help the reader understand the story.
Something Is Missing
No supporting details are used at all.
Spelling, Grammar, and Illustration
Excellent
Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are correct,
Presentation is neat and well illustrated.
*Illustration can be drawn, magazine clipping, staged photo, collage, pictures taken from online, or designed / drawn on the computer.
Strong
Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are mostly correct,
Presentation is neat and well illustrated.
*Illustration can be drawn, magazine clipping, staged photo, collage, pictures taken from online, or designed / drawn on the computer.
Work Could Improve
Spelling, grammar, and punctuation contain many errors. Presentation is somewhat neat and poorly illustrated.
*Illustration can be drawn, magazine clipping, staged photo, collage, pictures taken from online, or designed / drawn on the computer.
Something Is Missing
Spelling, grammar, and punctuation contain many errors. Presentation is very disorderly (very sloppy) or not at all illustrated.
*Illustration can be drawn, magazine clipping, staged photo, collage, pictures taken from online, or designed / drawn on the computer.
Keywords:
Myth Rubric
Subjects:
English
Types:
Reading
Writing
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