Original Myth Directions & Rubric
Original Myth Directions
Objective: You will be writing and revising your own original myth this week. Your myth will explain the natural disaster you have been researching this unit, using the genre characteristics of a myth (NC.W.7.2).
Your myth should include:
- A god and/or goddess
- A hero
- A “monster”
- An explanation of a natural occurrence (your natural disaster)
- Human emotions felt by your god, hero, and monster
- Literary Elements: Conflict, Theme, Developed Characterization, Protagonist, Antagonist
You will start by completing a myth characteristic graphic organizer for your myth. You can represent your myth as a short story or as a storyboard.
- Introduce your characters: what qualities do they possess that relate to the qualities of your researched natural disaster?
- Develop the story to include the Gods’ interactions with others, the effect of their emotions, and the result of their conflict. These details should be aligned to the scientific information you discovered in your research.
- Use appropriate transitions to create a readable flow to your text.
- Use precise scientific terminology when applicable.
- Your myth should also have a developed theme that is linked to the emotions of the Gods and the actions of your hero.
If you are representing your myth as a storyboard, you do not need to use color. Your images should be detailed enough to express the details of your myth.
If you are typing, your best draft should be 1.5 spacing, 14 pt. font. You can write your rough draft on paper or on your device.
Name: _____________________________________________________
Original Myth Rubric
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Myth incorporates a setting that relates to the event research. | Myth explains a natural disaster in a logical manner. Myth includes information about how the disaster forms, what happens during the disaster, and the aftermath of the disaster. Details are included from your research. | Myth has limited details that relate to the scientific process of the natural disaster. | Myth does not explain the disaster. |
| Myth incorporates dialogue and/or figurative language. | Myth includes genre characteristics in the text: Gods/Goddesses, Monsters, Hero, Human Emotions, Effect on Nature | Myth does not include all of the genre elements. | Myth includes only 1-2 genre elements. |
| The theme is relevant to today’s society. | Myth incorporates a conflict that is linked to the theme of the myth. | The theme is not supported by the conflict. | It is difficult to identify a theme. |
| Myth incorporates the terminology into all parts of the myth. | Myth uses scientific terminology, as appropriate. | Little scientific terminology is included. | No scientific terminology is included. |
| Myth includes transitions between paragraphs and sentences. | Myth uses transitions to make the text flow smoothly between paragraphs or events throughout the entire text. | Myth includes occasional transitions between paragraphs. | Myth does not include transitions. |
| <4 | Conventions: minimal spelling and grammar errors <8 | >9 | >14 |