INTRODUCTION: Introduce and identify 2 flood myths, including title, hero, and culture/nation.
COMPARISON: Compare one or more similarities and one or more differences in the stories.
INTERPRETATION: Discuss one or more possible meanings in the stories. These may involve the relationships between nature, the divine, and humans (or other character types such as animals). You may also use this space to discuss familiar flood myths, such as the Noah story.
ANALYSIS: Apply one of these myth analysis types mentioned in the textbook: functional, structural, or psychological. Illustrate using one or both of your myths. See the section Approaches to Myth in Ch. 2 of the textbook. (***Email me, I will provide you with a PDF book if you need it***)
MYTH TODAY: Powerful stories continue to be popular today through modern media. Films like Evan Almighty take up the mythological theme of the Great Flood. Can you think of any other films with flood motifs (if not, do research)? Be brief. (***You can use the movie 2012 as an example***).
CONCLUSION: what did you learn?