PAPER # 1                 DUE DATE AND TIME:  09 Oct. (F), 12 midnight

Write an analysis of campus folktales; include a detailed exegesis of the folktale you collected in assignment 1, and include folktales collected by your classmates as well (and/or ones obtained from published works).  Use theoretical approaches discussed in class and/or readings to help you analyze the meaning of these tales.

Post your work to the newsgroup vu.anth.anth263.paper1

Format the Subject line as follows: YOURLASTNAME: The Title of the Essay

Suggested length: 5-6 double spaced typed pages (approximately 1400-1600 words).

NOTE: You are also required to post a critical review of another student's essay to vu.anth.anth263.paper1 by 12 Oct. (M) 12 midnight