Before my group even chose are myth we each divided the texts out individually to each other to narrow it down. Then presented each text to our group. We then narrowed it down to which story we favored and felt we could do justice. After taking notes and talking amongst our group we chose the story "The Areca Tree." The way the class was structured really did an excellent job at guiding our experience and giving us a warm handoff for how we created our own myths personally. Working with a team together gave us a collaborative experience to bounce off each other and work hand in hand with our myth presentation. Together we were able to converse and run ideas by each other. What may work well to enhance my slide or maybe our activity was too long. We were able to work as a unit and gain more confidence in the field of myths. From this experience I was able to adopt pieces of the story that I enjoyed into my own personal myth. I liked that parts of that story felt "sacred" and filled with "honor" so I wanted to incorporate those elements into my myth. As silly and light hearted as my myth may be, for some being "emo" has really changed their life. I am one of those people. I have met some of my best friends because of that genre of music. It is like a language in itself. Ultimately an element that I will bring into my future classroom is having a group project to prepare them at the start. Which will then turn into an individual project.
Some similarities when writing about poetry and writing poetry I believe for me personally they both evoke emotion. Poetry is what you make of it truly. Poetry can be as personally or vague as you want it to be. When the writer opens up and lets themself go and just flow sometimes have the greatest gifts come out of those experiences. Another quality that I noticed is that as an outsider when writing about poetry I am critically thinking a lot trying to analyze every nook and cranny. It is a somewhat similar experience when I am writing my own work. I am extremely hyper critical of every single word and punctuation. I mean one of the best ways to learn and become a better writer is to read; learning from the greats. Taking a look at their work and reflecting even toying with their rhetoric. What devices do these writers use to make a quality of work? How can I use this to become a better writer? I took major note when writing my essay as I drafted my work. I believe having somethi...
Hello Sage,
ReplyDeleteI think when we decided to separate the tasks we were able to narrow down the story to it's main plot points and understand each part better. the sacred aspects you mention are indeed interesting with how ethereal they portray such locations and how some sacred places can revere them as holy land. the collaborations within the group definitely allowed for deeper inspection of what makes the sacred lands of a myth important and how they are integral in telling the greater setting of said myth. some myths take place in areas with other mythological creatures and sometimes we can't know that unless we know where the myth is taking place.and using this project for students can make them interested in myths outside their own culture as well as maybe get them interested in reading and making their own some day.