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of one of t%e myt%s 1n t%1s se*t1on,
gat%er your 1deas
1nto t%e grap%1* organ12er be'o:. ;1rst, *%oose an e'ement of t%e or1g1na'
myt%. $%en, e<p'a1n
%o: you :1'' +eep or adapt t%e e'ement.
=ete''1ng of t%e Myt% of
Elements of the
Myth
)as1*
Story9%ara*tersP'ot
>o: t%e eart% and a'' :%at(s on 1t
appeared
S+y :oman, :ater an1mas,
S+y sp1r1ts Natura' :or'd
)e'1efs
&a*% *reature %as 1ts o:n po:er
S+y 'and *%1ef d1sposed t%e
sno: t%roug% t%e %o'e do:n to
t%e eart% and t%at(s %o: Mount
S%asta appeared.
W1nd ga4e men and :omen '1fe
0ods :ere respons1b'e for
:eat%er *ond1t1ons.
&n41ronment
?n*1ent :or'd, s+y 'and, :1t%
:ater :or'd under.
7*y Mounta1ns, :1ndy
surround1ngs
;ood and 9'ot%1ng
What I Will Keep or Adapt from the
Myth
Notes about %o: to *%ange )as1*
Story9%ara*tersP'ot
$%e ma1n 1dea :1'' be +ept, t%at eart% :as made by %o'y
sp1r1ts to :%om 1t(s 5ust
&noug% to tou*% somet%1ng to ma+e 1t appear or d1sappear.
?'so t%e p'anet eart% as
a p'ot :1'' be +ept , but story :1'' be d1fferent.
Notes about %o: to *%ange t%e )e'1efs
)e'1efs *%ange, :%en 1t(s to'd from person to person, 1n ages
1t gets ne: deta1's and
appearan*e, s1n*e peop'e not pass1ng 1t e<a*t'y %o: 1t :as
to'd at t%e 4ery beg1nn1ng.
$%e sp1r1t po:er 1n a'' surround1ng :1'' be +ept
Notes about %o: to *%ange t%e &n41ronment
&n41ronment :1'' be t%e one :%ere t%e '141ng *reatures and
a'' :%at(s a'14e *an
sur414e@ &art%
Notes about %o: to *%ange ;ood and 9'ot%1ng
;ood and *'ot%1ng :1'' be produ*ed from t%e same resour*e@ an1ma's, or p'ants.
$%at(s :%at 1t :as for a 'ong t1me ago ant st1'' 1s no:.
Spe*1f1* *'ot%1ng and food 1s not ment1oned,
but from t%e appearan*e of :ords '1+e feat%ers,
fur, %1de, gr122'y, buffa'o, deer fore*ast1ng 1s peop'e
used an1ma's for food and *'ot%1ng.

.n a separate page, :r1te a f1rst draft of your reto'd myt%. $%en, re41se 1t by %1g%'1g%t1ng
*erta1n a*t1ons to ma+e your myt% more dramat1* and suspensefu'. ;1na''y, read 1t to your
*'assmates and as+ for responses.
3n1t 1 =esour*es: ? 0at%er1ng of Ao1*es
B Pearson &du*at1on, 7n*., pub'1s%1ng as Pearson Prent1*e >a''. ?'' r1g%ts reser4ed.
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