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English and Literary Studies Final Year Topic: Folktale Adaptation and Moral Choice in Nigerian Children's Books

This English and Literary Studies final year project examines changes in moral choice when folktales become children's books. The proposed evidence base is three published adaptations and documented versions of their source tales.

Why choose this project topic?

This topic turns children's literature into a focused reading task by investigating changes in moral choice when folktales become children's books. A clearly bounded corpus gives you passages to compare and an argument to develop beyond a general plot summary.

What does a close analysis of three published adaptations and documented versions of their source tales reveal about changes in moral choice when folktales become children's books?

Agree the corpus size, editions and critical framework for this study of changes in moral choice when folktales become children's books with your supervisor.

Proposed project objectives

  1. 01Define the textual features relevant to changes in moral choice when folktales become children's books.
  2. 02Build a documented evidence set from three published adaptations and documented versions of their source tales.
  3. 03Compare plot alternatives, consequences and narrator judgments, recording uncertainty about source relationships.

A suggested research approach

Obtain lawful access to three published adaptations and documented versions of their source tales. Compare plot alternatives, consequences and narrator judgments, recording uncertainty about source relationships. Establish selection criteria before detailed reading, record edition and page references, and test the developing interpretation against passages that complicate it.

What you will need

  • Lawful access to three published adaptations and documented versions of their source tales
  • A reading matrix for changes in moral choice when folktales become children's books
  • Relevant scholarly criticism and a consistent citation system

Keep your project scope clear

Different versions are not automatically corruptions of an original or a single fixed tradition.

English and Literary Studies project chapter outline

Use this outline as a starting point. You can edit the chapter titles to match your department’s format during setup.

  1. Chapter 1General Introduction
  2. Chapter 2Literature Review and Theoretical Framework
  3. Chapter 3Analysis and Discussion
  4. Chapter 4Further Analysis and Findings
  5. Chapter 5Summary and Conclusion

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