1. Instructions For your main post, please write three paragraphs (total
Instructions For your main post, please write three paragraphs (total 200+ words) on the
following: Paragraph 1: (Personal Example) Introduce yourself to the class by sharing a
little about your background. (Common topics include where you grew up and attended
school, your family, how long you have been at GCC, your major and / or career aspirations,
hobbies, and other interests such as sports.) Then tell us about your past experiences doing
readings and writing essays for previous courses. If you also like to read or write for your
own pleasure, describe your experiences. Paragraph 2: (Myth Reflection) See below to find
out which group you have been placed in. Each group has been assigned a particular
reading from Parallel Myths to write on for this paragraph. Clarification: When you work on
your Essay 1 outline and final publish, you are welcome to write about any of the texts for
this unit–not just the one you were assigned for this forum. Group A: “The Biblical Fall” (91-
95) and “The Talmudic Fall” (95-97) Group B: “The Story of Poia” (97-100) Group C: “Three
Stories of Maui the Trickster” (111-113) and “Murile and the Moonchief” (117-118) Group
D: “Prometheus and Epimetheus” (114-115) and “The Human Race is Saved” (118-120)
Here are the discussion groups: Here are the Discussion groups: Group A: A. Alaverdyan, S.
Arutyunian, V. Avetisyan, L. Bagratyan, S. Cooper, J. Dallas Group B: A. Demoyan, B. Eaves, D.
Estrada, R. Garcia, A. Ghazaryan, K. Gyulumyan, S. Hayrapetyan Group C: E. Jefferis, T. Kulik,
A. Long, M. Marabyan, A. Mnatzakanian, J. Naher, J. Nguyen Group D: N. Ohanes, L. Papoyan,
M. Park, B. Petrosian, L. Rostomyan, T. Tumanyan, E. Yolyan Late Add Students: If you don’t
see your name on this list, please join Group D. Thanks! Topic In this paragraph, tell me
which character in your group’s assigned myth(s) you find most interesting and why. Create
a provocative question about your character and then answer your own question. Support
your answer with a quotation from your myth. Paragraph 3 (Essay 1 Thesis Brainstorming)
How does Bierlein define “myth” in Chapter 1 of Parallel Myths (3-23)? What is “empathy”
according to Kendra Cherry in “Importance and Benefits of Empathy”? Links to an external
site. Select one character from any one of the myths from the list below; you are not limited
to choosing the myth your group was assigned: Character From Parallel Myths story Adam
Eve God “The Biblical Fall” (91-95) “The Talmudic Fall” (95-97) Feather-woman Poia
Morning Star Sun “The Story of Poia” (97-100) Maui Mahui-Ike Hina “Three Stories of Maui
the Trickster” (111-113) Zeus Prometheus Pandora “Prometheus and Epimetheus” (114-
115) Murile “Murile and the Moonchief” (117-118) Nekumonta “The Human Race is Saved”
(118-120) Thesis question Post your one sentence thesis that fully answers both questions:
What other character from another myth (from the above group list) would your character

2. most empathize with and why? What character from another myth (from the above list)
would your chosen character least empathize with and why? End your main post Conclude
with an interesting question for the class that stems from the ideas in your post. Reply Posts
(2 required, 50+ words each) At least one of your reply posts must be to the main post of a
student from another group that is posting on another reading, not the one you were
assigned. What parts of the other student’s main post could you identify with? What parts
did you like? Explain why you liked those ideas. Suggest improvements by referring to
additional supporting examples from Parallel Myths. Or point out parts of the other
student’s main post that you would like to see discussed in more detail, either with more
explanation, clarification, or support. End your reply post with an interesting question that
is relevant to your discussion. General Instructions Requirements 1 main post (200+ words)
that fully responds to Dr. Kwa’s prompt 2 replies (50+ words each) to others’ main posts.
See announcements for detailed Forum Grading Rubric. Very Important: You are required to
end all of your main posts and replies with a question that is to your thoughts in your post.
Originality Please make sure to give credit to other students by name should you discuss
their ideas. If your discussion forum plagiarizes ideas or wording from another student’s
post or an outside source, your post will not be accepted for credit. Discussion Formatting
and Other Important Tips Main posts should be titled “Main Post” to distinguish them from
replies Paragraph formatting: Divide your post into separate paragraphs. Skip a blank line
between paragraphs, and do not indent paragraphs (e.g. business letters). Make sure to
answer all parts of Dr. Kwa’s instructions for each discussion. Avoid recopying Dr. Kwa’s
questions and writing in a question and answer format. Write in well-organized complete
paragraphs. Must show language respectful of other students and Dr. Kwa. Disagreement is
fine; hurtful language is not. Flaming posts will be immediately deleted from the forum.
Must be proofread and reasonably grammatically correct. I recommend that you first write
your post in Microsoft Word, save it, and then cut and paste it into the forum. Remember to
capitalize “I,” beginnings of sentences, proper nouns etc. Use proper punctuation, including
periods at end of sentences. Avoid all capitalized letters in words since this looks like
screaming in written form. Avoid run-ons and fragments. Avoid abbreviations used typically
when texting or writing casual emails. Always spell-check.