Warm-Up Look over the notes from your readings and thoughtfully answer these questions: What can we learn by studying myths? Do they accurately reflect the societies from which they come? How do they shape us today? Are these texts that we MUST read? What MUST we learn from reading them?

Myth Style How does the syntax and language of a myth differ from other types of narratives? Define syntax Side by side comparison

Your Turn Write your own origin myth to explain how one of our customs began. Be sure that your myth accurately reflects your major beliefs & your environment, imparts some moral, and uses the conventions of myth “style.”