Myth Assignment
Create your original myth, legend, fable or folk tale. Refer to the chart in the classroom that
differentiates between these types of stories. Make sure that your story incorporates the elements
of a myth, legend, fable or folk tale. Be creative and have a good time with it! The story should be
between 500 – 1000 words. Attach the rubric to your story.
Levels Criteria C: Producing Text Criteria D: Using Language
1-2 The student: The student:
i. produces a story that demonstrate limited i. uses a limited range of appropriate
personal engagement with the vocabulary and forms of expression
creative process; demonstrates a limited ii. writes in an inappropriate register and
degree of thought or imagination style that do not serve the context and
ii. makes minimal stylistic choices in terms of intention
linguistic, and literary devices, demonstrating iii. uses grammar, syntax and punctuation
limited awareness of impact on an audience with limited accuracy; errors often hinder
iii. writes a story that cannot be identified as a communication
myth, legend, fable or folktale. iv. spells/writes with limited accuracy;
errors often hinder
communication
3-4 The student: The student:
i. produces a story that demonstrate adequate i. uses an adequate range of appropriate
personal engagement with the creative process; vocabulary, sentence structures and
demonstrates some thought or imagination forms of expression
ii. makes some stylistic choices in terms of ii. sometimes writes in a register and style
linguistic, linguistic, and literary devices, that serve the context
demonstrating some awareness of impact on an and intention
audience iii. uses grammar, syntax and punctuation
iii. writes a story that has some elements of a with some degree of accuracy; errors
myth, legend, fable or folktale. sometimes hinder communication
iv. spells/writes with some degree of
accuracy; errors sometimes hinder
communication
5-6 The student: The student:
i. produces texts that demonstrate considerable i. uses a varied range of appropriate
personal engagement with the creative process; vocabulary, sentence structures and
demonstrates considerable thought or forms of expression competently
imagination ii. writes competently in a register and style
ii. makes thoughtful stylistic choices in terms of that serve the context
linguistic, linguistic, and literary devices, and intention
demonstrating good awareness of impact on an iii. uses grammar, syntax and punctuation
audience with a considerable degree of accuracy;
iii. writes a story that has many elements of a errors do not hinder effective
myth, legend, fable or folktale. communication
iv. spells/writes with a considerable degree
of accuracy; errors do not hinder effective
communication
7-8 The student: The student:
i. produces texts that demonstrate a high i. effectively uses a range of appropriate
degree of personal engagement with vocabulary, sentence structures and
the creative process; demonstrates a high forms of expression
degree of thought or imagination ii. writes in a consistently appropriate
ii. makes perceptive stylistic choices in terms of register and style that serve the context and
linguistic, linguistic, and literary devices, intention
demonstrating clear awareness of impact on an iii. uses grammar, syntax and punctuation
audience with a high degree of accuracy; errors are
iii. . writes a story that is clearly identified as a minor and communication is effective
myth, legend, fable or folktale. iv. spells/writes with a high degree of
accuracy; errors are minor and
communication is effective
