Blog #3 A Reflection on Creating a Myth

 

    Creating my own myth was an interesting experience. I have not had the opportunity to use my imagination to be creative and write something fun for a long time. I enjoyed the process very much. I had to think deeply about the story I wanted to tell, while also adhering to the rules of myth, by exploring natural phenomena or human archetypes. During our class presentations I realized how much myth has influenced the way I view the world and the people in it. Myth explains foundations in life that have seemed foreign to me. I had a wonderful time figuring out what I would include in my own myth, but also keeping true to applying the elements of myth to things I like to focus on: flowers and love. Creating the website as an extension of my myth was an added layer that made me with that the story I created was real. I’m glad I got to create a visual world to accompany what I wrote

    I think having students create a myth would be a fun way to encourage use of their imaginations along with helping them make sense of the world around them. Children gravitate naturally toward storytelling. Thanks to the popularity of superhero movies, I think students are familiar with the “hero” but do not know exactly how a myth formulates their favorite superhero and how that may color or expectations of people. Helping them understand archetypes and to identify natural phenomena would help them question what’s around them while also learning to appreciate others and their differences. The same could be said about their relationship with nature and society.