Folklore stories are filled with patterns — familiar characters, repeated situations, and universal themes, called motifs and archetypes. For this project, students explore a folklore archetype or motif using D. L. Ashliman’s anthology collection of folktales (link provided with project - free website resource). This project assignment sheet includes details, a step-by-step process, resource for research, and a grading rubric. It encourages students to tie their own knowledge to timeless myt