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Language Arts And English
+3 Age Levels Primary (5 to 8 years old), Elementary (9 to 12 years old), Middle School (13 to 15 years old), Post-Secondary
Creation myths, or origin stories, tell us what a culture believes about how humans came to be. They can also tell us much about what that culture values. These are often religious or spiritual explanations for human life.
Choose one of origin stories on this page to focus on. Read, watch, or listen to the story. Then, create a visual that illustrates a scene in the story that you think is revealing about that culture's values. Finally, write a paragraph summarizing what you learned about that culture based on their origin story.
To recap:…
Origin Stories from Around the World
- Created by:
- Kate Harris
- Date Published
- November 23, 2015
- Last Modified
- November 05, 2021
- Description
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Creation myths, or origin stories, tell us what a culture believes about how humans came to be. They can also tell us much about what that culture values. These are often religious or spiritual explanations for human life.
Choose one of origin stories on this page to focus on. Read, watch, or listen to the story. Then, create a visual that illustrates a scene in the story that you think is revealing about that culture's values. Finally, write a paragraph summarizing what you learned about that culture based on their origin story.
To recap:
1. Read/watch listen.
2. Create a visual of 1 scene in the story.
3. Write a paragraph summarizing what you learned about that culture based on their origin story.
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