Grade 6 Week 1 - Arizona Department of Education

Writing Activity
In Session 1 you planned for writing a myth. You created a chart to help you plan your main
character, the setting, and a problem for your character to solve. You may have also added
extraordinary events to occur while solving the problem.
You will work on Word Choice in this writing activity. You want to give a feeling of power and
wonder suitable for a myth. You may want to include dialogue or figurative language to add
interest to your story.
Step 2: Drafting – Use the steps below to draft your myth:
1. Introduce the character in an interesting way. Remember that they are a larger-than-life
character. Use words that describe them suitably!
2. In the following paragraphs, tell about the problem and how your character solves it in an
extraordinary way. Make it interesting to the reader.
When writing a draft, don’t worry too much about spelling, punctuation or grammar. You can
make corrections later. It’s more important to get all of your thoughts and ideas down in the way
you want to say them. Use pencil so that you can make changes as you write.
Write your draft on a sheet of paper.
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