Megan Mangione - Myth-Archetype Project_Student

Handout 6: Summative Project: Archetype Chart (Page 2 of 5) “Earth on Turtle’s Back” & “When Grizzlies Walked Upright” Name: Megan Mangione Goal : Demonstrate that you can use archetypes to create your own origin myth. Directions : Please provide a title and completely fill out the chart with your choices of archetypal characters, patterns, and symbols with textual evidence (direct quotes or paraphrasing). The origin of The Story of Ra Archetype Text-Based Example (direct quote)  Characters (Minimum of 5 characters) 1. Ra 2. Shu 3. Tefnut 4. Geb 5. Nut   - “ He gave birth to his son by spitting him out and he named him Shu, god of the air. The Sun then vomited and spewed up his daughter Tefnut and made her goddess of rain, mist and moisture.” - “Shu and Tefnut produced twins who were tangled together at birth, Geb the earth and Nut the sky. “ Patterns (Minimum of 2 patterns) 1. There is a god to everything that is in the world 2. Everything came from Ra - There is the god of the sun, a god of the earth, a god of the air, a goddess of the sky and a goddess of the rain etc… - Ra had kids and from those kids with his shadow they had kids and so he is the creator of everything Symbols (Minimum of 3 symbols) 1. Shu has one of four ostrich feathers on his head to represent lightness 2. Tefnut has a head on a lioness because she embodies the power of the sun. 3. Ra has the head of a hawk to symbolize royalty. - “ Shu was also portrayed in art as wearing an ostrich feather . Shu was seen with between one and four feathers. The ostrich feather was symbolic of lightness and emptiness. - “ Tefnut was sometimes considered to embody the power of the sun itself and thus was portrayed as a ferocious lioness.” - “Egyptians believed the hawk had protective powers and links with royalty.” Handout 6: Summative Project: Cultural Characteristics Chart (Page 3 of 5) “Earth on Turtle’s Back” & “When Grizzlies Walked Upright Name: Goal : Demonstrate mastery of your ability to use/include/note cultural characteristics. Directions : Using the chart below, please fill out at least 5 rows. The origin of The story of Ra Cultural Characteristics Text-Based Example Egyptians believed in a greater force like gods and goddesses Everything in the story is made up of gods and goddesses.

They believed that everything should be cared for There were gods and goddesses that created and cared for each thing. They believed Ra was the Father of all creation He is the sun and impregnates himself with his shadow creating the air and rain and from them the earth and sky therefore he created everything. The Egyptians believed that when the sun set it was Ra dying and he was born again each morning Ra created Humans so they saw him as a almighty Since he created everything including them he was a greater force and they worshiped him. Handout 6: Summative Project Rubric: Part 1 (Page 4 of 5) Name: _______________________________ ARCHETYPE CHART RUBRIC ARCHETYPES 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 0 points PATTERNS Pattern #1 Very well developed with details Generally well developed with details Somewhat developed with details Minimally developed with details Missing Pattern #2   All 4 directions included 3 directions included 2 directions included 1 direction included Missing CHARACTERS           Character #1   Very well developed with details Generally well developed with details Somewhat developed with details Minimally developed with details Missing Character #2   Very well developed with details Generally well developed with details Somewhat developed with details Minimally developed with details Missing Character #3   Very well developed with details Generally well developed with details Somewhat developed with details Minimally developed with details Missing Character #4   Very well developed with details Generally well developed with details Somewhat developed with details Minimally developed with details Missing Character #5   Very well developed with details Generally well developed with details Somewhat developed with details Minimally developed with details Missing SYMBOLS           Symbol #1   Very well developed with details Generally well developed with details Somewhat developed with details Minimally developed with details Missing