1. Disney & Fairytales

2.   You need:  Thesis  Evidence  Insight  BUT! In a crossover OER, you aren’t just getting those for and/or from ONE reading passage, but TWO. All SARs are alike

3.   Well the part of your thesis that comes from your brain must address both passages that are addressed in the question.  Then, your evidence needs to support BOTH passages.  Essentially you’ll have one evidence sentence for each passage – instead of two.  Your insight will need to tie both together. So how is it done?

4.   Example: Explain how the themes of Toy Story and Finding Nemo are similar. Use evidence from the movies to support your answer.  Let’s take two popular Disney movies and discuss their common themes  Toy Story  Finding Nemo -Sometimes in relationships, people with conflicting motivations have to learn to use conflicts to grow relationships. -You need determination to achieve goals. -Love makes us go to great lengths. Okay, that’s fine and dandy but that doesn’t mean much without an…

5.   Now what elements of those movies help us see this theme?  Let’s put it in our own words  Why? Evidence…

6.   How is this important?  Without this, what would happen?  What have we learned?  Pick the answer you like best. Insight

7.   What is our thesis?  How can we combine our evidence with our “why?”  Which insight best ties BOTH stories together? Now let’s put this together