Creation+Library+Project

** CREATION read-research-teach PROJECT **  To conclude our study of the CREATION archetype, your task is to read and explore a different creation story, research about its culture (how it might cultural background influence its ideas about creation?), and then teach/present to your classmates the elements of the creation archetype your story conveys.  *** Due **:   ** I. Library Research portion:  **  Inform your classmates about the cultural background from which the story comes. How does the // culture // reflect what’s important in the creation myth?  · To what time period does the culture date? · What is the geography like? Does it have meaning/come to life in the creation story? · Are there any significant rituals practiced? · What are the most important values of the culture?  ** <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">II. Sharing/Teaching the Creation Story: ** <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">After reading the creation story of your choosing, you and your teammates will work together on how to re-tell the story to your classmates and present the information in a creative and effective way. <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">There must be a ** visual ** element to your project that displays __how your creation story “fits” into the archetype according to the following elements that we have discussed in class__: <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">II. Learning from Classmates: ** <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">As your classmates present their projects and share information about a new creation story from varying cultures, it will be your responsibility to take notes on how the story “fits” the archetype – the pattern that reveals the common ** __T__ruths ** these different myths express. __<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">IDEAS of creation stories to choose (from the index of // World Mythology // book): __ <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">1. Northern Europe (Norse) - p. 206 <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">2. British Isles (Celtic) - p. 256 <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">3. Hindu - p. 326 <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">4. Japanese - p. 369 <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">5. Polynesian - p. 386 <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">6. Africa (Yoruba) - p. 402 <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">7. Americas (Aztec) - p. 484 <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">8. Americas (Navajo) - p. 497 <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">*You may certainly explore another of your choosing, but please run it by me first! <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">Chosen Myth: ** <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">Teammate(s): ** <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">________________________________________________________________________ <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">Planning space (how will you present your work?): ** <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">Cultural information: **// <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">Be sure to write down the resources from which you’ve gathered information! //  · <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">To what time period does the culture date? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> · <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">What is the geography like? Does it have meaning/come to life in the creation story? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> · <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">Are there any significant rituals practiced? <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> · <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">What are the most important values? ** <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">Elements of the Creation Archetype: **// <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">How does the creation story “fit” into the archetype according to the elements we have discussed in class? // <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">7th Grade English: Archetype Studies **
 * ** // <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">What are the steps involved in the creation of the world/earth? // **
 * ** // <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">What is the nature of the creator(s)? // **
 * ** // <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">What is the nature of the created beings? Is there a fall/decline? // **
 * ** // <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">What are the steps involved in the creation of the world/earth? // **
 * ** // <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">What is the nature of the creator(s)? // **
 * ** // <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">What is the nature of the created beings? Is there a fall/decline? // **