SELF ASSESMENT MY OWN COMPOSITION

MY OWN COMPOSITION

EXERCISE: MY FAVOURITE CHARACTER CARTOON STORY

ü  Choose a character of one cartoon who you know or remember something about

ü  Choose one of the following sentence beginnings below, and complete the sentence with your character cartoon.

ü  Choose one of the following sentence middle below, and complete the sentence with your character cartoon.

ü  Choose one of the following sentence ending below, and complete the sentence with your character cartoon.

ü  Compose a short story in first-person, speaking as the character cartoon where you explain the character adventures or crossings.

ü  Put a title to your story. Remember to keep in mind the beginning, middle and ending parts.

Beginning:

-       To star, the saddest moment in life was when _____________________

-       To begin, the thing that scares me the most is_____________________

-       To commence, the thing that I remember most about my life is________

Middle:

-       Unexpectedly, he/she continue  to_____________________

-       Suddenly, something curious happened_____________________

-       So, he/ she go around_____________________

Ending:

-       Finally, he/  she feel happy/ sad because_____________________

-       At the end he/she remember that_____________________

-       Lastly, all things have finished and_____________________

MYTH

 

EXERCISE: MYTH TRUE OR FALSE?

ü  Read the following statements about myths.

ü  Circle true or false in each statement.

ü  Check the example below.

ü  After that, write in two lines what is a myth in your own words.

Myth

1.    Many creation myths begin with the theme of birth.                True           / False

2.    A supreme being appears in almost every myth.                 True     /  False

3.    Myths are fictions stories.                                                          True     /  False

4.     A story that is or was considered a true explanation of the natural world.     True     /  False

5.    Myths have as a main character a funny cartoon.                True     /  False

6.    Characters are often non-human – e.g. god                         True     / False

7.    It involves heroic characters or fantastic places and often includes the spiritual beliefs of the culture in which they originate.           True    / False                                                                                                                                    

8.    Myth tries to explain how something came to be in the universe. True / False

Now, define in your own words what a myth is:

 

 

LEGEND

EXERCISE: THE LEGEND OF THE SIRENS VIEW

ü  Read the legend of the sirens. Use dictionary if it is necessary.

ü  Complete the chart according to legend elements

The legend of the Sirens (1)

According to Greek mythology the sirens were fantastic creatures with half of the body in the form of bird and half woman. They were companions of Persephone(2) and when it abducted (3) by Hades, unable(4) to save her in retaliation(5) for what the mother of Persephone, the goddess Demeter, transformed it into a hybrid, half woman and half fish. They lived on the island(6) of Artemis and had a melodic singing like birds, extremely attractive, seductive, calling the attention of the sailors(7), warning them of the hidden charms of the underwater world, cheating and to make them fall into their trap and devour.

In the Odyssey, the Greek author Homer relates that when the ship Ulysses sailing off the island Artemis, he led his crew (8) with wax gourd their ears not to hear the seductive siren song and fall into evil charms. While he could not tolerate their curiosity and planned a strategy, tied to the mast of the ship and ordered not to let him loose for nothing. Faced with this frustration sirens drowned jumped into the sea. (9)

  Now, complete the chart with legend elements:

 

Characters Description                          Places Description                                          Fantastic elements