Year 7 · English · Myths and legends · Lesson 3

Writing your own myth

Writing your own myth: choosing a natural ‘why’ question, planning with the hero's journey, a model opening with imagery and mystery, and ending with ‘And that is why...’.

16-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Choose a natural phenomenon to explain
Plan a myth using the hero's journey
Write an opening with imagery and mystery
End a myth with an explanation and lesson

The method

Why question.
Hero's journey plan.
Strong opening.
‘And that is why’.

Key words: myth, creative writing, hero's journey, simile, mystery, explanation.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

Name four features of a myth.

Step 1: E, H, M, L

Answer: explains nature, hero, magic/supernatural, lesson

Question 2

What does the model myth explain?

Step 1: Moon

Answer: why the moon changes shape

Question 3

Who is the hero of the model myth?

Step 1: Shepherd

Answer: Lira, a shepherd girl