INSTRUCTIONS:
For this paper you will choose ONE fairytale, or children’s story. Any story, from any culture, will qualify. You will then read the attached scholarly article and analyze the story you have chosen using this text. You will need to do the following: 1. Find fairy tale or children’s story 2. Using the scholarly article attached, analyze your fairytale in a 750-1000 words short paper by answering some of these questions: Why have you chosen this story? How is it relevant to the scholarly article? What are the main challenges and concerns described in your article that can be applied or observed through reading your story? Your paper must have the following: 1. Header: Name, Title, Word Count 2. References (quotes) must be made to both fairytale and scholarly article in MLA style 3. Font: Times New Roman 12 4. Margins: normal 5. Double spaced Marking Scheme:
This rubric gives you a rough idea of the skills evaluated in this assignment and the weight given to them. Skill Expectation Value course content Work makes effective use of theoretical and historical detail from course readings and the lectures /4 comprehension Work demonstrates an understanding of the subject matter and core terms used in the scholarly article and story /4 creativity Work develops ideas in ways that do not simply repeat those from the reading and story, either through criticizing these points, extending them to reach new conclusions, or through applying them to the author’s own lived experiences /4 composition Ideas in the essay are organized logically, proper sentence and paragraph structure, accurate spelling /4 referencing Research materials are properly referenced within the body of the text – footnote or parenthetical – and within a works cited or bibliography page /4
