Students read and respond to historically or culturally significant works of literature that reflect and enhance
their studies of history and social science.  They clarify the ideas and connect them to other literary works.

Students and teacher will compose a matrix or T-chart to aid in comparison after initial readings.

1.  Paraphrase each of the Joseph stories and find one picture from the internet that best illustrates your paraphrase.

2.  How do they differ?

3.  What is the moral of each story?  How are they similar?

4.  How does each story reflect the culture and civilization of that time period?

5.  How does the Koran's story of Joseph reflect the teachings of Islam?