Write your own mythological story

To entertain, to motivate, or to teach

What makes a good myth?
 Take a moment to look through your Echoes from
Mount Olympus text and your notes. What
mythological stories that we have read or viewed stand
out to you and why?
Where do we begin?
 Brainstorm ideas for stories.
Use a graphic organizer
A story
flow chart
Point of View
 Who will tell your story?
 First-person point of view
 A character in the story is the narrator. The character
tells the story. Use pronouns such as I, me, and we.
 Readers learn about events only when the narrator
reveals them.
 Third-person point of view
 The story is told by an outside observer…someone not in
the story. Use he, she, and they.
 An author reveals thoughts, actions, and feelings of
other characters.
Setting
 Where will your story take place?
 In which time will your story take place?
The Lead
 Choose a way to introduce your characters/setting/or
story:
 Use dialogue.
 Use action.
 Tell what a character is feeling or thinking.
 Describe the characters, time, or place.
 Make a statement that makes the reader want to read
more.
 Describe a problem.
Your Characters
 If your characters are well developed, your reader will want to
read more about them!
 Use dialogue to show what the characters say and how they say it.
 Use action to show what the characters do.
 Record reactions to show how the characters think and feel in
different situations.
 Show relationships in how the characters interact with one another
and how others view them.
 Demonstrate how your characters react to a crisis and what it
reveals about them.
 Consider: will your characters change throughout the story or will
they remain the same?
 Consider: personal details, appearance, qualities, talents,
preferences, responsibilities.
Transitions
 How have you conveyed sequence?
 How have you conveyed signals from one setting or
time frame to another?
A good story appeals to all five
senses, making a deep impression
on the reader. What does this mean?
Use descriptive language
 Create similes, metaphors, personification,
onomatopoeia
 Create word pictures
 Replace overworked words
 Use strong verbs, vivid adjectives, and precise nouns
The RENNS Model
 Reasons: Why did something happen? Why did
someone do something?
 Examples: How did it happen? How did someone do
something?
 Names: Who was involved? Where did it happen?
 Numbers: When did it happen? How many were
involved?
 Senses: Hearing (auditory), sight (visual), smell
(olfactory), touch (tactile), taste (gustatory)
Develop a personal writing voice
 Your writing sounds different from everyone else’s. It
has feeling and emotion so that it does not sound
boring. The reader should be able to tell if you are
happy, sad, thoughtful, or angry. Write from the heart.
Your Conclusion
 How will you conclude your story?
 Does your story have a point or a moral? Does your
story have a “So What?”
Titles
 Does your title draw your reader in?