The way we were introduced to the myth assignment reminds me of the gradual release of responsibility framework. Professor Overman showed us an example of what was expected for our myth assignment, we workshopped our myths in class together, then we completed our own myth. This framework is something I use while student teaching and see that it benefits both the teacher and the student. From a teacher's perspective, I can see where students need more support and check for understanding on the assignment. On the student side, I can ask questions where needed and see an example of what is expected of me from the assignment.
Creating my own myth provided me the opportunity to have a deeper understanding of what mythology entails. A myth needs to have an essential understanding and answer a fundamental human question. I was able to use the creation of my myth as an outlet to process the current state of grief that I'm in with the recent loss of a loved one. The myth that I created answered the fundamental human question, how do we deal with loss and grief? And explained the phenomenon of how stars came to be. In my experience, reading mythology in the past has presented me with challenges in understanding the concepts of myths. By completing our own mythology assignment I was better able to understand the concepts. I enjoyed reading my classmates' myths, given that they were more playful in nature I found that mythology as a whole was easier to understand.
I appreciate your observations on how we were taught myths and how you were able to grasp the concept of how myths are constructed using different archetypes and elements. The step-by-step process really did offer a better understanding on what was expected of us as students. I gained insight by listening to our classmate’s presentations that were valuable in composing my own myth. I too enjoyed reading my classmates’ myths. Everyone approached it so differently, which highlights how differently we all see the world, yet the commonality in emotions and life questions are all the same. In writing your myth, you were able to process your feelings. For students, I believe this can be helpful in the same manner, especially since younger people really try to internalize their own feelings instead of using constructive outlets. I suppose we all do this at any age. Since many do not know constructive outlets to express or confront emotions, as a teacher you can help them through assignments like this.
ReplyDelete-Katanie
Hello Kailee, as I began reading your myth, I wasn’t sure where it was heading with the imagery of tears of the lost and the creation of stars, but by the end, everything unfolded beautifully, and I truly enjoyed it. As I’ve grown, I’ve also lost loved ones, and knowing that in your myth, each tear I shed could become a star lighting up the night sky is such a lovely idea. The way your myth explains how we can feel connected to our loved ones by looking up at the stars brings a comforting sense that they are still close to us, even in our darkest times. It reminds me that our memories of them keep them alive in our hearts, it resonates deeply with me. My myth also explores the concept of death, but from a different perspective. Your myth gave me a fresh perspective on my tears each time I cry for my loved ones, and I appreciate that insight.
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Hi Kailee! I wanted to say I like that you made your myth based on something that already exists, like grief and loss. I can say that I am a little bias because mine is based off of anxiety as if it were a manifestation. I also agree with you on the step by step process that we did in class was a good one to start off with in order to make our own. I think that since we were given an opportunity to look on how our group formed a process to explain a myth, we were able to create and expand on ours. I would consider using a structure like this to talk about other aspects of our unit or maybe a book we are covering in the classroom with my students, as I feel like the structure of multiple acitivities to understand the practice was fun for a bunch of college students, it would be fun for kids. I appreciate your blog post!
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