Plot features of

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Plot features of

• Myths
• Developed by Amy Thornton
• 4th Grade
• Dyer School

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Myths

• A myth is a made-up story that explains the
  existence of a natural phenomenon.
• Examples
• where thunder comes from
• why snow falls from the sky

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Myths

• Myths often include gods goddesses and other
  supernatural characters who have the power to
  make extraordinary things happen.

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Greek Myths

• Check out some Greek mythology on this website
• http//www.mythweb.com/

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Myths

• Myths typically date from a time before the
  introduction of writing, when they were passed
  orally from one generation to the next.

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Myths

• Myths deal with basic questions about the nature
  of the world and human experience.
• Myths are universal, occurring in almost all
  cultures.

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Myths

• Check out these myths from around the world
• http//teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/myths.h
  tm

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Myths

• Myths might explain
• how the world began
• how humans and animals came into being
• how certain customs or forms of human activity
  originated
• how the divine and human worlds interact.

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Lets watch some Ancient Roman myths. (20
minutes)
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Myths

• Many myths take place at a time before the world
  as human beings know it came into being.

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Myths

• 3 Kinds of Myths
• cosmic myths--concerned with the world and how it
  is ordered
• myths of gods--focus on the activities of the
  gods
• hero myths--

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Myths

• Check out this webpage of myths
• http//home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/mythindex.htm

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Myths

• Your turn-- learn how to write myths with Jane
  Yolen at this website
• http//teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/mythsws
  hop_index.htm

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Your Turn

• Check out this Myth Machine
• Use it to help get you started writing your
  own myth
• http//teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/mythmac
  hine.htm