Blog Post #3

Writing my own myth definitely gave me a new appreciation for reading and studying different kinds of myths. In my opinion, what makes a myth so enjoyable is the fact that they are such timeless stories. What I found myself paying attention to when brainstorming, drafting, and writing my own myth was finding a way to make it feel like it could’ve been written at any point in time. That is also a part of the reason why I chose to write about a topic that doesn’t date the myth and could be relatable to readers in the past or in the future. I liked the idea of having a more traditional version of a myth that felt as if it had been around for centuries and had no exact place of origin. I also thought of my myth group and our presentation on Pa Pandir, a trickster that finds himself in humorous situations due to his own stupidity. Although it is not a very serious topic, the myth was still enjoyable to read because of the fact that it was funny and reminded us of a character we were all familiar with: Patrick Star. Being able to relate Pa Pandir to a character we knew and loved is what inspired us to really create our presentation and, personally, it’s what motivated me to work on it. This presentation also gave me the experience of what it would be like to create a lesson plan on myths for students. Choosing exactly which grade the presentation would be for allowed me to keep that in mind the entire time I was creating my portion and gave me the idea to relate some of the main characters to those from SpongeBob. Creating our activity was also relatively easy when keeping in my mind that it would technically be 8th graders having to do it. I think that overall, this experience was very beneficial to both my own personal creation as well as possible future creations.