Creating the myth website was challenging but also allowed for the opportunity to get creative. My topic on the world of celebrity allowed me to tell a story of a popular figure in a satirical way that I felt was interesting and unlike any assignment I have ever been given before Professor Baxter’s. Unlike the Myth Presentation, the website presented more challenges because I had some difficulty starting the project. At first I thought of doing a myth on the color of the sky and a series of other ideas that I rejected for the lack of interest I had in them. With this assignment, I wanted to create a myth that would be interesting for any reader who found it, not just for my fellow students or professor. I chose the myth of celebrity because society has been flooded with people who only seek fame instead of finding a way to better the world or really master an art. Instead, many people today just want fifteen minutes of fame for whatever humiliation they are willing to submit themselves to.
Creating myth was different from studying myths because instead of reading ancient tales or religious stories, I was able to make a new myth that may be more applicable to a contemporary audience. I found myself engaged when writing my myth because it gave me the opportunity to have fun with an assignment. I learned that if I decide to teach a class, I would create assignments that would allow students to become imaginative and inspired by their world because that is what I achieved with this assignment.
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Hi Rachel,
ReplyDeleteOne of the challenges you mentioned--like starting a project--is understandable, especially if it was done online because of all the technology that is being present nowadays. It's all over the place and we are often finding ourselves left with some sophisticated product and so on. You're right, we are required to come up with some assignments to allow our children to be able to become quite imaginative and creative. I think one of the keys to teaching this is through story-telling. For example (in my case), I remember a Deaf teacher who loved to share stories with us. He would sign everything in ASL. We admired the stories shared, but this is because the teacher himself was passionate about the subject. Without passion of story-telling, I don't think the children would learn anything about the value of mythology. It makes everything so bland. Know what I mean? Anyway, you brought up some very good points about teaching.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI would just like to say that I agree with what you tryed to accomplish while writing your myth. When I read something I want to have it interesting so that with the word of mouth I too can pass it on to others who might want to read the work also. And if I am on the other side of fence I would love it if a myth that I was to create or should I say that the myth that I have creted be interesting and make the reader want to read more into not only my work but any kind of myth that might grasp their attention. I believe that a writer of art make the reader of art want to read more, and if its not interesting then the reader will never read again. Iknow for a fact that when I read a certain thing for the first time and its not interesting, i can guarantee that I will never read that subject ever again.
Erna