(Put the titles of both stories and their authors here)

A Fairy Tale, Folk Tale, or Legend Comparing and Contrasting Project

By (put both of your names here)

Main Characters

(Title of Story 1)

• (Names of Main Characters)

(Name of main character) is (characteristic) because (finish the sentence)

(Title of Story 2)

•(Names of Main Characters)

(Name of main character) is (characteristic) because (finish the sentence)

Setting

(Title of Story 1 here)

(Describe the setting)

(Title of Story 2 here)

(Describe the setting)

Three Important Plot Events

(Title of Story 1)

(List 3 important plot events. Do not retell the whole story)

Three Important Plot Events

(Title of Story 2)

(List 3 important plot events. Do not retell the whole story)

The Lessons Learned

The main idea or lesson from (story 1) is (type in the rest of the sentence.)

The main idea or lesson from (story 2) is (type in the rest of the sentence.)

More or Less Alike?

We think that (story 1) and (story two) are (more alike) or (more different) because

• We think this because (give at least three reasons)

Story Elements

(In this unit, we have been learning about the elements of Fairy Tales, Tall Tales and Legends. Using what you have learned in this unit, what generalization can you make about this genre? Think about the main characters, the settings, the plots, or the main ideas of all of the stories you read.)