Create Your Own Origin Myth The Origin of

Create Your Own Origin Myth “The Origin of the Seasons” is an origin myth. After reading and discussing this myth, create your own origin myth using Make Beliefs Comix. Instead of writing your myth in paragraph form, you will be creating it in the form of a comic strip. Follow the directions below to complete the activity. 1. In this activity, you will create a comic strip version of a self-created origin myth. Before you use your technology, fill out the Create Your own Origin Myth Prep Sheet provided by the teacher. This will help you choose an idea and brainstorm your myth. 2. Once you have chosen an idea for your story and brainstormed with your partner, open the Make Beliefs Comix Web 2. 0 tool: http: //www. makebeliefscomix. com/Comix/. Click on Enter Here. 3. From the diverse cast of characters, select pictures for you and your partner because the two of you will be the narrators for the myth. Simply select the character. It will show up in the Selection Window. Arrow through to find the right emotion for your character and then tap. It will go in to the selected window. 4. You may insert dialogue by selecting one of the 8 talk balloons at the bottom. 5. You will tell the story by inserting pictures of additional characters or objects. 6. Each picture must have dialogue boxes and there should be at least 9 panels. The comic strip maker only holds up to four panels, so you will have to snip the completed panels into a Word document before starting your other panels. You may want to do 3 at a time. 7. To use the snipping tool, simply open the Snipping Tool from Start Menu “All Programs” on desktop. Clip on New>Select Rectangular Snip. Drag Cursor around area you wish to capture. The image will appear in Snipping Tool window. Go to Edit and then Copy. Open up a Word document and paste it in. 8. Once you have completed the required panels and pasted them into the Word document. You will save that document and submit it via email to your teacher. This task uses: Common Core/NG Standard(s): W. 7. 3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.