Essay Writing: Creation Stories

This complete lesson will guide you to write a full, 5-paragraph ‘compare and contrast’ essay on a topic related to creation stories. It includes full instructions, a list of possible topics, worksheets and all necessary primary texts.

This assignment will take at least one week to complete.

Make the most of this easy and efficient way to practice essay writing, without having to commit to reading an entire novel or play before getting started!

Stories:

‘Grandmother’s Creation Story’, by Muskeke Iskwew

A Creek medicine woman shares her grandmother’s telling of the creation of the earth, the animals, and humans, and subsequent events. (Note: this is a personal story and not the Creek creation myth as is found on Wikipedia.)

‘The Garden of Eden’ by Walter de la Mare

A renowned children’s author writes a vivid description of the ‘creation of man’ and the ‘fall from grace’ as described in the book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. (Note: this is not a children’s version of the story, but a vivid ‘retelling’ in contemporary English.)

TIP! This may be a good choice for a student with an interest in religion or anthropology.

Need some extra essay writing practice? Check out our Beginning and Concluding Paragraphs resource!