“The Legend of the Bewitched Man” & “The Gifts of the Bayajorit” Project Theme

Instructions

Using the format below, identify the two stories (aka the set of stories) you are going to compare and contrast. And write 3 themes that you have found in each story in English: use examples from the story. Then identify what 2 to 3 themes the two stories have in common and explain why (in your opinion) in English: use examples from the stories. Be careful: you will base Project on the two stories you have chosen.

Name _________

Class     _________

                               Project Theme

1. “________” (title of the first traditional story)

• ______ (theme you identified with 1-2 sentence explanation)
• ______ (theme you identified with 1-2 sentence explanation)
• ______ (theme you identified with 1-2 sentence explanation)

1. “________” (title of the second traditional story)

• ______ (theme you identified with 1-2 sentence explanation)
• ______ (theme you identified with 1-2 sentence explanation)
• ______ (theme you identified with 1-2 sentence explanation)

1. The themes that __________ and __________ have in common are

• ________ (themes they have in common with 1-2 sentence explanation)
• ________ (themes they have in common with 1-2 sentence explanation)
• ________ (themes they have in common with 1-2 sentence explanation)

• Grading Rubric:

  • Title of approved traditional story (title is complete, title is clear) 3 pts
  • theme 1 (theme is accurate, theme is clearly explained, written in 1-2 complete sentences) 10 pts
  • theme 2 (theme is accurate, theme is clearly explained, written in 1-2 complete sentences) 10 pts
  • theme 3 (theme is accurate, theme is clearly explained, written in 1-2 complete sentences) 10 pts
  • Title of approved traditional story (title is complete, title is clear) 3 pts
  • theme 1 (theme is accurate, theme is clearly explained, written in 1-2 complete sentences) 10 pts
  • theme 2 (theme is accurate, theme is clearly explained, written in 1-2 complete sentences) 10 pts
  • theme 3 (theme is accurate, theme is clearly explained, written in 1-2 complete sentences) 10 pts
  • Titles of compared traditional stories (titles are complete, titles match the previous titles, titles are clear) 4 pts
  • common theme 1 (common theme is accurate, common theme is clearly explained, & written in 1-2 complete sentences) 10 pts
  • common theme 2 (common theme is accurate, common theme is clearly explained, & written in 1-2 complete sentences) 10 pts
  • common theme 3 (common theme is accurate, common theme is clearly explained, & written in 1-2 complete sentences) 10 pts