1. Plot features of Myths Developed by Amy Thornton 4 th Grade Dyer School

2. Myths l A myth is a made-up story that explains the existence of a natural phenomenon. l Examples: where thunder comes from why snow falls from the sky

3. Myths l Myths often include gods & goddesses and other supernatural characters who have the power to make extraordinary things happen.

4. Greek Myths Check out some Greek mythology on this website: http://www.mythweb.com/

5. Myths l Myths typically date from a time before the introduction of writing, when they were passed orally from one generation to the next.

6. Myths l Myths deal with basic questions about the nature of the world and human experience. l Myths are universal, occurring in almost all cultures.

7. Myths l Check out these myths from around the world: http://teacher.scholastic.com/writ ewit/mff/myths.htm

8. Myths Myths might explain: how the world began how humans and animals came into being how certain customs or forms of human activity originated how the divine and human worlds interact.

9. Let’s watch some Ancient Roman myths. (20 minutes)

10. Myths l Many myths take place at a time before the world as human beings know it came into being.

11. Myths 3 Kinds of Myths: cosmic myths--concerned with the world and how it is ordered myths of gods--focus on the activities of the gods hero myths--

12. Myths l Check out this webpage of myths: http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton 13/mythindex.htm

13. Myths l Your turn-- learn how to write myths with Jane Yolen at this website: http://teacher.scholastic.com/writ ewit/mff/mythswshop_index.htm

14. Your Turn l Check out this Myth Machine Use it to help get you started writing your own myth http://teacher.scholastic.com/writew it/mff/mythmachine.htm