Lesson 10: Unit Wrap-Up Activities (Wed. Feb. 3 - Fri. Feb. 5)
-Choose ONE activity from EACH of the categories ( Oral, Written and Multimedia) below
-Email your work to me at erintosh2020@gmail.com!
*Oral
-Make a dramatic tape recording of one of the episodes from a narrative
that you have studied
-Using any of the traditional narratives, write or improvise a comedy
scene that brings out the less desirable traits of humans
-Some
modern stories have monsters in them. Tell a story you know that has such
creatures in it
-Select a scene from one of the narratives and create a dramatic skit
-Create a hero or heroine and invent a quest for him or her. Tell his or
her story
*Written
-Make a
comparison of the elements of a short story in two of the myths/legends we studied this unit. What common elements exist
in both?
-Write a letter to … (a hero from one of the stories)
-“Many traditional narratives are a source of information about
etiquette, customs, and traditions.” Find examples of each in the story
-“By understanding the myths, we will understand ourselves better.” Do
you agree with this statement by Isaac Asimov? Why or why not?
-Create a short poem based on an event in one of the narratives
-Write a gossip column in which you cover some of the amusing and
interesting activities of a community in one of the narratives. Or, if you
prefer, try writing a column of advice to the character
-Assume the personality of an important figure from one of the
narratives and write a letter to another important figure from another of the
narratives
-Assume the identity of one of the important figures and write some
entries for a journal or a diary, giving the day-by-day experiences you might
encounter. Use your imagination and attempt to reflect the personality of the
character
-Invent a story of your own to explain thunder, lightning, rain or snow,
or the reason for clouds
-Many narratives have creatures such as giants, dwarfs, and monsters.
Rewrite a narrative from the perspective of one of these creatures
-Pretend you once lived in the 1700s but you have come back to life in
the year 2011. What story might you invent to explain the smart phone,
supersonic jet, or an ATM if no one told you what they were or how they work?
(from Tell Me a Tale)
-Revise the plot of one of the narratives so that it results in a very different ending
*Multimedia
-Design and write a class newspaper based on the news events surrounding
an event of great importance in one of the traditional narratives (e.g.,
Ragnarok). Write complete ads, comics, and sports from a Norse point of view,
the day after the cataclysm has taken place
-Create and illustrate a children’s book for one of the narratives
-Make a story map for one of the narratives
-Illustrate one of the narratives that you found most interesting