Assignment 

Due Date: 11:59 p.m. EST, Sunday of Unit 4
Points: 100

Overview:

For this assignment, you will select five folktales (one from each of the five categories) and two fables
to evaluate, seven (7) stories total, and then answer a set of questions. There are 14 questions
included, each worth approximately 7 points.

You are encouraged (as always) to use actual hard copies of the books. However, for your
convenience, you may use the options provided in the unit.

Instructions:

• First, select (5) folktales to evaluate – one from each of the following categories:

o Cumulative
o Pourquoi
o Beast Tale
o Wonder Tale
o Realistic Tale

• Next, review Aesop’s Fables provided in the unit and select two (2) fables to evaluate.

• Then, in the assignment link in Blackboard, answer the following questions using complete
sentences for each folktale you chose:

o Provide the name of the folktale and category, author, country of origin, and a brief
description of the story.

o Describe the morals and cultural values of the folktale.

Answer the following questions using complete sentences for each fable you chose:
o Provide the name and a brief description of the fable.
o Using your own words, describe the moral of the fable.

Requirements:

• Use your own words and include the in-text citation for any resources you may use when
answering some of these questions.

CHS203 – Children’s Literature and Language Arts

Unit 4 Assignment: Folktales and Fables

o For example, if you are citing your textbook, use the in-text citation: (Kiefer & Tyson,
2019) and the reference: Kiefer, B. Z., Tyson, C. A., Parsons Barger, B., Patrick, L. &
Reilly-Sanders, E. (2019). Charlotte Huck’s children’s literature: A brief guide (3rd ed.).
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.

• Be sure to use appropriate paragraph breaks and keep your writing free from spelling and
grammatical errors.

Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and
again after you write.

Assignment Question Rubric

Each question of the assignment will be graded using the following criteria:

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement Satisfactory Proficient

(0% – 59%) (60% – 79%) (80% – 89%) (90% – 100%)

Content

(40%)

Subject matter is
minimally
addressed.
Opinions are
offered, but
arguments lack
scholarly backing.

Subject matter is
adequately
addressed.
Arguments are
partially supported
by scholarly
research.

Subject matter is
fairly well
addressed.
Arguments are
supported by
scholarly research
but could be
further elaborated
with specific
details.

Subject matter is
thoroughly
addressed.
Arguments are
well elaborated
and fully
supported by
scholarly research
and specific
examples.

Structure and
Flow

(40%)

Flow is poor.
Paragraphing is
inappropriate.
Transitions are
minimal or absent.
Significant
redundancy is
evident.

Flow is adequate.
Paragraphs may
be too long or too
short. Transitions
are minimal, and
redundancy is
evident.

Flow is good.
Paragraphing is
mostly
appropriate.
Transitions are
present, and
redundancies are
minimal.

Flow is excellent.
Paragraphing is
clear, and
transitions are
smooth and
consistent.
Inappropriate
redundancies are
absent.

Clear and
Professional
Writing and APA
Format

(20%)

Errors impede
professional
presentation;
writing and
formatting
guidelines are not
followed.

Numerous errors
exist that interfere
with a
professional
presentation.

Writing and
formatting
guidelines are
being followed but
have a few errors
that do not
impede
professional
presentation.

Writing and
formatting
guidelines are
being followed
and are clear and
professional. APA
compliant with no
to minimal errors
when applicable.