Writing Your Own Creation Story and Hero’s Journey
In order to show your understanding of the elements and ideas of how creation stories and the
hero’s journey reflect the value of a culture or civilization, you will embark on a journey to write
your own creation story. This story will be based on the type of government, technological
advances, trade and resources, etc of the civilization that you created in Mr. Norris’s History
class.
Parts of the assignment:
1. Brainstorm the elements from your civilization that will appear in your story. Consider
the following questions
 Creator: is there one creator or many? Is/are the creator(s) supreme or is power
shared? Is/are the creator(s) male, female, without gender. Benign or Malevolent?
Concerned or indifferent? Named or unnamed? Does the creator live in the sky or
the earth?
 Creation: is the creation accomplished by word, act, or both? Is it ordered or
haphazard? Is the creation a bloody struggle/warfare, or is it calm and reasoned? Is
it fast, slow, or is time not mentioned? Where does creation begin where does it
end up?
 Nature: How will you incorporate the resources that are valued to your culture and
why? What key landmarks from your map will be explained?
 Hero: What cultural values in government, technology and trade can be exemplified
through a hero’s journey
2. Pre-write to set up the ideas and organization of your story ( points daily assignments)
3. Draft of your story ( points daily assignments)
4. Receive feedback from peers and then revise
5. Publish a final draft to be turned in for a major assignment score (50 points)
Publishing requirements for your final:
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Typed, double spaced 12 point font
2-3 pages long
Proper heading with name, date, period
Title including the name of your civilization
Turn in the rubric stapled on top of your final
Submitted to turnitin.com
Name_____________________
Date__________________
Period______________
Writing Your Own Creation Story and Hero’s Journey
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Ideas and Content
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Organization
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Style
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Conventions
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Story clearly reflects the
values of your
civilization
Story includes lively and
specific details about the
events and characters of
creation
Events are unique to
your story
Hero follows a quest
that is clearly linked to
the values of your
civilization
Story has a clear
beginning middle and
end
Details flow smoothly
from one to the next
Paragraphs are sensibly
divided
Words are varied, lively,
accurate, specific and
add interest to the
writing
Sentences are clear and
complete
Sentence structure
varies
Punctuation, spelling ,
grammar are correct
Final paper follows
forma of typed double
spaced, 12 pt font, 23pages long
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B
Story clearly reflects the
values of your civilization
Story includes details but
events and characters are
minimally described
Hero follows a quest that
is linked to the your
civilization
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Story has a clear beginning
middle and end
Details are sometimes
choppy and disjointed
Paragraphs are mostly
divided
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Word choices add variety
and are used accurately
Sentences are clear and
complete
Some Sentence are varied
in structure
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Punctuation, spelling ,
grammar include some
errors that do not distract
from meaning
Final paper missing one
element of format of
typed double spaced, 12
pt font, 2-3pages long
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C
Values/elements of
civilization are
missing
Story lacks detail or
description
Hero is missing or
quest does not
connect to the
civilization
Story lacks a clear
beginning middle
and end
Details are
consistently choppy
and disjointed
Lacks paragraph
divisions
Words lack variety
Sentences are
incomplete and/or
unclear
Errors in
punctuation,
spelling , grammar
distract from
meaning
Final paper does not
follows format of
typed double
spaced, 12 pt font,
2-3pages long
Weight
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