Directions: Use this planning sheet to plan and write an origin myth for our culture. You may work by yourself, in pairs or a group of three. This writing assignment will be completed during class time and count as a project grade (30%). You must turn in one completed myth and this planning sheet with the names of all the people in your group on top. Your myth may be typed or hand written as long as it is legible. It should be between 200 and 500 words. Your myth must explain a natural occurrence, a cultural norm, or a belief present in our society.
(examples: stereotypes, laws, popular fads, natural phenomena, etc.)
Writing Standards
3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and wellstructured event sequences. c. Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole and build toward a particular tone and outcome d. Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Level of
Achievement
A+
100
A
95
Descriptor
The myth is consistently well organized, clear and coherent . Vocabulary is always appropriate and greatly varied with very infrequent errors in spelling, pronunciation, punctuation and syntax.
The myth is usually well organized, clear and coherent . Vocabulary is appropriate and varied .
Occasional errors in spelling, pronunciation, punctuation and syntax rarely hinder communication.
B
90
C
80
D
70
55
The myth is basically organized, clear and coherent . Vocabulary is usually appropriate and generally varied . Some errors in spelling, pronunciation, punctuation and syntax sometimes hinder communication.
The myth shows the beginnings of organization , but lacks significant logical order. Vocabulary is sometimes inappropriate and somewhat varied . Regular errors in spelling, pronunciation, punctuation and syntax hinder communication.
The myth is generally disorganized and confused. Vocabulary is often inappropriate and limited .
Very frequent errors in spelling, pronunciation, punctuation and syntax persistently hinder communication.
The myth does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given above
Possible Myth Topics (list 3):
What is the purpose of your myth? To explain the origin of ______________________________________________
What is the plot of your myth? What happens?
What specific details from our society (famous people, places, clothing, food, any element of culture) will you include in your myth?