Blog #3: Myths
As a child, I was fascinated by myths, but because I don’t consider myself to be a particularly creative person, I found writing a myth to be challenging and rewarding. With that said, I feel that this process helped me get back in touch with my long-lost passion for mythology and has introduced me to new myths I had not heard of before. This has enhanced my study of myth because I have had to familiarize myself with a myth’s literary elements, including theme(s) and purpose, as well as consider how I want to convey these elements when answering a fundamental question, in order to write my own. I think myths are an enriching tool we can use to help us understand our world and gain insight into other cultures, norms, and beliefs. Creating a myth of my own has also given me a few ideas for future activities I could use in the classroom to both engage and help develop students’ digital literacy. For instance, if I am teaching a unit on Greek mythology, I might assign students a final proj...