I have always really enjoyed mythology I found
creating a myth to be different from studying a myth. Creating this myth is
probably the most creative assignment that I have done this semester. Creating
my eclipse myth made me think about what kind of elements are in a myth and
what makes a myth successful. When I was studying the Bhagavad Gita myth, I was
not as engaged as I was when I was creating my eclipse myth. I like that we had
a lot of creative freedom when creating our myths because I think it made it a
more enjoyable assignment. I was interested in studying the Bhagavad Gita myth because it was
a myth that I had never heard of before. I think that knowing how to create a
myth made me more aware of what I needed to pay attention to when studying the
Bhagavad Gita. I learned a great deal about the importance of technology in the
myth presentation. Most of my life I have been taught by teachers who used very
bland PowerPoints and who never really incorporated any media to the lesson. In
my future as a teacher I am excited to create lessons using a more fluid alternative
to PowerPoint like Prezi and incorporate media that my students will find more
interesting. I found my peers’ presentations really engaging and I was genuinely
interested in what they were presenting. Hopefully incorporating media will
help my future students to be interested in the lesson. Also I think that the
create your own myth assignment is very interesting and will help students
understand the myths they study.
