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Creation Myth Assignment

Create a Native tradition based Creation/Nature Myth

TASK: You will create a myth that explains a natural phenomenon such as the reason behind a volcano's eruption, earthquake, echoes, rainbows, droughts, hail etc. Your story should not only have beautiful language (personification, simile, metaphor, symbolism etc) but should also serve a function (explain something in nature).

Rubric Code: LB928A

By shalbrook

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Subject: Arts and Design

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Writing a Myth
	Advanced 4 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Basic 2 pts	Minimal 1 pts
Main topic/ Idea Sentence (x2)	Advanced Main topic/ idea is clear. There is a clear theme that follows a creation or explanation of a natural phenomenon (natural event).	Proficient Main topic/ idea is somewhat clear. There is a generally clear theme that follows a creation or explanation of a natural phenomenon (natural event).	Basic Main topic/ idea is not present at all. There is no clear theme that follows a creation or explanation of a natural phenomenon (natural event).	Minimal This is an assignment with no more than a reference to the task or NO PRODUCT at all.
Character/human or non-human (x2)	Advanced There is a clear, well-thought out and described main character or a cast of more than one character, who interacts and is a PART of the myth.	Proficient There is a well described main character or cast of characters, but they do not fit with the nature myth and seem random or thrown in.	Basic There is no character included at all.	Minimal This is an assignment with no more than a reference to the task or NO PRODUCT at all.
Details (x2)	Advanced Exciting details make the reader "picture" the scene. The reader can imagine what is going on.	Proficient Some details help the reader understand what is going on.	Basic No supporting details are used at all.	Minimal This is an assignment with no more than a reference to the task or NO PRODUCT at all.
Spelling and Grammar (x1)	Advanced Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are correct.	Proficient Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are mostly correct.	Basic Spelling, grammar, and punctuation contain many errors.	Minimal This is an assignment with no more than a reference to the task or NO PRODUCT at all.
Typed (x1)	Advanced The story has a title and has been typed in times new roman, 12pt. font, double-spaced.	Proficient The story is missing one of the components: title, times, 12pt, double-spaced	Basic The story is missing two or more of the components: title, times, 12pt, double-spaced	Minimal This assigment wasn't typed.

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