Your Unit Four Assignment is on Folktales and Fables. You will choose five folktales and two fables to evaluate by answering questions on each. The assignment consists of a total of 14 questions.
QUESTION 1
Choose a folktale from each of the five categories (Cumulative Tales, Pourquoi Tales, Beast Tales, Wonder Tales, Realistic Tales) and for each book, you will provide the following six pieces of information:
Name of the Folktale (underline or italicize the title)
Category (Cumulative, Pourquoi, Beast, Wonder, or Realistic)
Author (first and last name)
Country of Origin (where the story is from)
Brief Description of the Story (a summary of the plot)
Morals and Cultural Values of the folktale (the lesson or lessons it teaches and/or the values it is conveying)
Second, you will pick two Aesop’s Fables, and for each fable, you will provide the following three pieces of information: This website provides a comprehensive list of Aesop’s Fables that can assist you with the Unit 4 Assignment: Folktales and Fables.