Blooming

Creating a myth was a very interesting experience that really helped me solidify my understanding of existing myths.  Being able to create my own myth, no matter how much of a not serious approach I took, allowed me to apply what I learned in a creative and fun way.  I think this is good in teaching because it is commonly said that if you know something, you can recreate it yourself in your own way, and I think this philosophy is good to help students solidify their learning as well as show what they've learned.  Creating a myth and studying myths are different processes, sure, but they do have an influence on each other.  The process of creating a myth tends to pull from elements of existing myths, which means there's a sort of "soft" framework for what myths are.  This is because, while different myths have much variation, there are similarities among them all that allow them all to be grouped under the term "myth," which we have to consider when creating