What the Myth ?
Hello, it's your favorite girly pop!
This week's discussion is about Lore dropping. Okay, okay, it's about Myths. I feel I learned a lot more than I anticipated because a "myth" essentially translates to a "lie" or a fib tale in most people's minds. I immediately think of when you were a kid, told not to eat a watermelon seed because it would grow in your stomach.
Last time we spoke, we discussed the difference between creating and analyzing, so I won’t be
redundant in that regard. I would like to say the experience of creating a myth
was easier than enhancing the study of it. I think creating a myth allowed my creative brain to
be set free. However, doing the enhancement of the understanding and the study of the myth first
helped show me the points I needed to have. It taught me what the masses look for in a myth
they can pass down for generations, and what I can put in mine to appeal in a similar way.
What I learned from this experience that I could use in my future teaching/life is the activity of creating a myth. I think it was a great avenue to get everyone engaged in the stories. I was recently observing a class that was learning about myths, and some students were engaged; others saw this as a creepy version of history. They best retained the information when provided with real-world examples or mentions of things that would help them relate.
Until the next time, XOXO - your favorite gossip girl
Hey Anahise! Creating a myth at first, seemed a little scary to me. However after some thinking it became a really fun assignment to do. I definitely think that creating a myth helped me to understand mythology as a genre more; while the myths some of us came up with were silly, they still answered some kind of question or natural phenomenon. This is something that I think would be totally fun for middle and high school students to try once we start teaching. I agree that this was a great way to get everyone engaged in stories, and I could definitely see myself doing something like this with my future students. Great post this week!
ReplyDeleteHey queen,
ReplyDeleteI love how you pointed out that a lot of people think myths are just lies or silly warnings. It's so funny because it made me think of how in my culture and in my country of Lebanon, we have a myth about this dude named Abou Kees (Bag man) who kidnaps misbehaving kids in his sack, and these kids are never seen again. Talk about parents using mythology to TRAUMATIZE their children….. So yeah, its SO true that myths have a reputation for being “made up,” even though upon digger deeper myths actually explain big parts of culture and human behavior!
I also agree that creating a myth lets us be more creative than simply analyzing one. But like you said, studying myths first definitely gives us the structure of what actually makes a myth work and stay memorable.
Until next time gossip girl! Xoxo right back.
P.S Can you tell Nate Archibald that the kids miss him
-Kukie Antoun